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Shuibo Liangshan.

Jiang Hongfei looked at Cai You, who brought him a lot of gifts, and there were twenty beauties among the gifts, and said with a smile: "Shao Bao is polite, you and I are really relatives, there is no need to be like this." ”

Cai You hurriedly said: "Cai You came to the envoy last time, and was warmly received by the owner of the village, Wang Hao sent his cronies to make an envoy, but was cut down by Li Kui, the leader of the village. ”

Cai You thought to himself: "It's not strange to have many gifts, even for the sake of these gifts, you can't cut me down?" ”

The reason why Jiang Hongfei acquiesced to Li Kui's killing of the envoy sent by Wang Hao was because Lehe sent back the news that Cai You was more suitable than Wang Hao to become the negotiation partner of Shuibo Liangshan, and it was easier to get what Jiang Hongfei really wanted from Cai You.

Of course, these Jiang Hongfei will not say it.

Jiang Hongfei followed Cai You's words and said with a smile: "I had a good talk with Shaobao, but I replaced those two arrogant envoys and self-righteously wanted to replace Shaobao, how could I tolerate them?" ”

Cai You hurriedly accompanied him and said carefully: "Yes, yes, extremely, we are both countries of etiquette, what can't we talk about well, do we have to argue fiercely?" ”

Jiang Hongfei nodded: "I agree with Shaobao." Then I don't know why Shaobao came to me again? ”

Cai You hurriedly said: "The matter between the two families needs to be solved urgently, and Cai You came uninvited, forgive me." ”

Politics is the end, war is the means, and war is always in the service of political ends.

Jiang Hongfei has already won the staged war, and now it depends on how many results Jiang Hongfei can get by relying on this staged victory.

In addition, Jiang Hongfei, who has almost obtained the entire Hebei, can no longer focus on the Zhao and Song dynasties.

Don't forget, Jiang Hongfei's territory is about to border with Yandi.

And the current Liao State is already at the end of the strong crossbow, and it is impossible to wear Lu Min.

In other words, Jiang Hongfei has a chance to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun that have left the arms of the Han people for more than 200 years.

Speaking of this, we have to go back to the Zhao and Song Dynasty to destroy Liao and recover the sixteen states of Yanyun.

At the beginning of this year, that is, when Jiang Hongfei had not yet taken Shandong, Wanyan Aguta sent an envoy to Dengzhou, and Wang Shizhong, who was in charge of Dengzhou instead of Zong Ze, sent someone to escort them to Beijing.

——Two years ago, when Zong Ze reached the age of 60, he was appointed as the nominal envoy in charge of the Hongqing Palace in Yingtianfu in Nanjing, and retired to Dongyang, Zhejiang, where he settled in the valley and prepared to spend his old age here. In March, because Gao Yanzhao and others framed Zong Ze for rebuilding the "Shenxiao Palace" in Dengzhou, Zong Ze was dismissed and sent to Zhenjiang Prefecture for management.

Zhao Ji also regretted the alliance with the Jin State at that time, so he ordered Wang Shizhong to temporarily keep the Jin envoy Yu Dengzhou and not let them come to Beijing.

- Zhao Ji didn't want the Jin envoy to appear in Beijing at that sensitive time at that time, he was worried that the matter of the alliance at sea would be discovered by the Liao State's meticulous work, if the Liao State also took the opportunity to send troops south, wouldn't the Zhao Song Dynasty be in danger?

Therefore, after the Jin envoy arrived in Tokyo, he was almost placed under house arrest by Zhao Jijunchen in the Tongwen Pavilion, and no one talked to them about the attack on Liao from the north and the south.

By the end of October, Wanyan Aguta and the other Jin people had waited for a little year, but they could not wait for Holu and Da Diu to return to Jin.

Halfway through, Wanyan Aguta sent two more envoys to the Zhao and Song dynasties, but this time the envoys were detained by Shuibo Liangshan, which had already occupied Dengzhou at that time.

Wanyan Aguta didn't believe it, and there were accidents in the two waves of envoys, so he decided that the Zhao and Song Dynasty had no sincerity to unite, and he must have detained the envoys he sent.

Wanyan Aguta was very disappointed by this, and he summoned Wanyan Wu Qimai, Wanyan Xianye, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang and others to a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Wanyan Aguda said: "The Great Song Dynasty detained our envoy and did not say a word about the union, does it mean to break off diplomatic relations? ”

Wanyan Zonghan said: "Xu is there a change in the Great Song Dynasty, I don't think it's better to leave it alone." ”

Wanyan thought for a while and said, "Then leave it at that." If the Great Song Dynasty doesn't attack us, then we will start acting on our own, I want to send troops to capture Zhongjing immediately, what do you think? ”

A group of high-level officials of the Jin Kingdom said: "Today, the troops have been stationed for a long time, and my Dajin warriors are also full of energy, and the military horses are also strong, so it is the best strategy to take this opportunity to capture Zhongjing." ”

As a result, Wanyan Aguta appointed him and Wanyan Wu's fifth brother Wanyan Xian to command the internal and external armies, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Pujianu and other generals.

Wanyan Aguda told them: "The political platform of the Liao State is sluggish, and the people and gods have abandoned it, and now I have gathered elite military horses to advance to Zhongjing, which is to collect for the people." The army must be rewarded and punished, and the grain and grass must be supplied in a timely manner, and the people who have submitted must not be disturbed, and the army must not be plundered. The army must see the opportunity to advance, and there is no need to report everything. If Zhongjing is conquered, all the books and documents obtained from the ceremonial and ceremonial guards must be handed over and must not be left behind. ”

Then, Wanyan Aguta made another bold decision and appointed Yelu Yujian, the general of Liao, as the vanguard of the army.

Wanyan Aguta's skills in recognizing and employing people are quite clever, and Zhao Ji and Yelu Yanxi are indeed incomparable.

The so-called art of recognizing and employing people is the art of leadership and the art of controlling people. If a country's top decision-makers make a major mistake in identifying and employing people, it will inevitably affect the country's destiny and historical trend.

Zhao Ji has a big problem in this regard, and Yelu Yanxi has a bigger problem in this regard.

Yelu Yujian was once a famous general of the Liao State, and the reason why he rebelled against Liao and reduced his gold was really a last resort.

Yelu Yujian is also a Liao clan, and he and Yelu Yanxi are still brothers-in-law - Yelu Yanxi's concubine Wen and Yelu Yujian's wife are sisters.

Concubine Wen's name is Xiao Sese, there are three sisters, Concubine Wen is the second, her eldest sister is married to Yelu Tart, and her third sister is married to Yelu Yujian.

Concubine Wen is very literate, she saw Yelu Yanxi being wild and unreasonable, wandering all day long, and not caring for political affairs, and once wrote songs and sarcasm. The words say:

"Don't stuff the dark red dust, don't hurt the hardships and fear of the people, it's better to plug the path of treachery and evil to choose virtuous ministers, and you must lie down and taste the donation of brave warriors, and you can go to the north of the desert and sleep Yanyun."

Yelu Yanxi had six sons, but it was never determined who would be the crown prince.

And because Yelu Yanxi is particularly mediocre, the Liao people hope that a new monarch will replace Yelu Yanxi and end the end of the Liao Kingdom.

Concubine Wen had a son, Yelu Aolu, the king of Jin, who was the second of Yelu Yanxi's six sons, virtuous and famous.

Yelu Yanxi's eldest son, King Zhao Yelu Xinilie, is a little mentally retarded and cannot be the crown prince.

The Liao people all hoped that Yelu Ao Lu Hu would serve as the crown prince and replace Yelu Yanxi, the faint king.

And Yelu Yanxi's third son is Yeluding, the king of Qin, and his mother is Yelu Yanxi's concubine, named Xiao Guige.

Concubine Yuan's elder brother is named Xiao Fengxian, who served as the privy envoy of the Liao State, and was a traitor above 10,000 people under the Liao State, and he had a very close relationship with Yelu Yanxi and won the trust of Yelu Yanxi.

Xiao Fengxian has always wanted his nephew, Yelu Ding, to be the crown prince and succeed Yelu Yanxi as emperor in the future.

But Yelu Aolu's reputation was significantly higher than that of Yerodin.

This made Xiao Fengxian very distressed, and he had been thinking of a way to get rid of Yelu Aolu.

Last summer, someone reported to Xiao Fengxian that Concubine Wen's eldest sister and younger sister met in the army.

Xiao Fengxian seized this opportunity and said to Yelu Yanxi: "What is the purpose of Concubine Wen's eldest sister and younger sister meeting in the army? It is obvious that Yu Jian is befriending Xiao Yu, Tart Haoli and others, plotting to support King Jin as the emperor, trying to make you the emperor. ”

Yelu Yanxi believed it and immediately ordered to kill Xiao Yu and Tart Haoli and others, and gave Concubine Wen death.

Yelu Yu saw that he was leading the army at that time and was shocked when he heard the news. He felt that with Yelu Yanxi's brutality and ruthlessness, he would definitely not let himself go, and he would definitely send someone to kill his entire family, so he led more than 1,000 troops to take refuge in the Jin Kingdom.

Yelu Yu saw the rebellion of Liao and the reduction of gold, which was very unexpected by Yan Aguta, he never expected that even a child of the Liao State clan like Yelu Yu would surrender to him, which also made him overjoyed!

Therefore, as soon as he saw Yelu Yu, Wanyan Aguta greeted him very warmly and said, "Come, come, come, come quickly, and sit with me." ”

Yelu Yu was a little frightened, he hurriedly knelt down and worshipped: "The ministers meet His Majesty the Dajin Emperor, the lord of Liao is indulged in safaris, and is desolate in political affairs, so that he can play with the people, stay away from the loyal and upright people, the punishment is heavy, and the people are not happy." The minister was coarse and knew the military, and he once made plans to the lord of Liao, but he didn't listen to it. Dajin's territory is now expanding day by day, so the minister led 3,000 tribesmen to 3,000 households, 500 cars, and tens of thousands of livestock. ”

Wan Yan Agu said with a smile: "You keep your people for yourself, if you can make meritorious contributions to me, I will definitely not be rewarded and reused." ”

Wanyan Agu gave a banquet and gave a warm reception, and promised to let Yelu Yujian continue to lead the army he led, which made Yelu Yujian greatly moved.

So, Yelu Yu saw that he asked Wanyan Aguta, and he knew everything and said everything.

This made Wanyan Aguta further understand the absurdity and incompetence of Yelu Yanxi, further grasped the reality within the Liao State, and further strengthened his confidence in overthrowing the Liao State.

Yelu Yu saw that he hated for revenge, and he was willing to fight for Wanyan Agu.

Not long ago, the Jin army marched towards Liaozhongjing.

On that day, the north-westerly wind blew fiercely, and it screamed in the wilderness.

Yelu Yujian led the vanguard army to brave the wind and snow, forcibly marched more than 300 miles day and night, and attacked Liaozhongjing.

The Liao army defending the city learned that it was Yelu Yujian who led the army to attack the city, gave up resistance, and surrendered the city.

That is, not long ago, the five capitals of the Liao State (Liao Shangjing, Liao Dong, Liao Zhongjing, Liao Nanjing, Liao Xijing), the Jin people have taken three of them, leaving only Liao Nanjing (Yanjing) and Liaoxi Jing (Yunzhongfu), that is, the sixteen states of Yanyun.

The Jin State has achieved the trend of swallowing the Liao State like a snake, and if there is no external force to intervene, the Jin State is likely to take advantage of the situation to defeat the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun again.

If that's the case, not to mention that the Han people will lose a heaven-sent opportunity to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, and Shuibo Liangshan will also be in big trouble.

The Jin people are extremely ruthless and greedy, and they are neighbors with the Jin people, especially in the absence of natural risk defense, they are not allowed to come to the territory of Shuibo Liangshan every year to fight the grass valley?

In that case, the territory of Shuibo Liangshan will never be peaceful.

Moreover, the premise that Hebei can be used as the land of Longxing is that it must have Yandi.

Hebei, which has the land of swallows, is surrounded by mountains and seas, surrounded by mountains and seas on three sides, and faces the Central Plains in the south.

The Yanshan Mountains play a role as a barrier against the southward movement of the nomads from the north, and the security of Hebei and even the entire Central Plains.

Juyong Pass, Shanhaiguan, Songting Pass, Gubeikou, Lengkou, Xifengkou and other passes, guarding several traffic channels through the Yanshan Mountains.

The Taihang Mountains are an important barrier on the right flank of Hebei.

Bauhinia Pass, Reverse Horse Pass, Jingcheng Pass, Fukou and other passes guard the passage through the Taihang Mountains.

In the hinterland of the Hebei Plain, there are some east-west rivers, such as the Juma River, the Tuo River, the Zhanghe River, etc., which can also be used in the war of the Central Plains regime against the northern nomads to establish a river defense system.

In short, the sixteen states of Yanyun, especially Yandi, are very important to Shuibo Liangshan.

And the Liao State is currently dying by the Jin State, and there are only tens of thousands of horses left in Yandi.

It is no exaggeration to say that Yandi is now like a stripped beauty, as long as the strong man of Shuibo Liangshan dares to make a decisive move, this beauty is from Shuibo Liangshan.

In other words, it was the best time for Jiang Hongfei to seize Yan Land and get a real land for himself.

But then again, the current Liao State, in history, also beat the Zhao and Song Dynasty to the ground, so, strategically, Jiang Hongfei can despise the Liao State, but tactically he must pay attention to the Liao State.

Specifically, Jiang Hongfei can't engage in a two-front battle, lest he play it himself.

On the other hand, although the Zhao Song Dynasty also has a lot of problems, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, the key Zhao Song Dynasty side still has Fang La, Tian Hu, Wang Qing, Jiang Hongfei If he fights too the side of the Zhao Song Dynasty at this time, he may be burned and lose the opportunity to chase the Central Plains first.

In other words, on the side of the Zhao and Song Dynasty, the battle has been fought to this extent, which is actually just right, and it is too much.

Therefore, don't look at Jiang Hongfei's performance so tough, in fact, Jiang Hongfei also wants to negotiate peace.

Based on this, seeing that Cai You came to negotiate peace again, Jiang Hongfei smiled slightly and said: "Since Zhao Ji sent Shaobao here, then I must give Shaobao a face, how does Shaobao want to solve the problem between you and me?" ”

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