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Yes.

Things are not going well.

Shi Xiu, who had sneaked into the Jin Dynasty, found out that the Song and Jin Dynasty reached an agreement, and the Great Jin Dynasty sent 500,000 troops and the Great Song Dynasty sent 1 million troops to jointly attack Cai Shen.

Not only that, Wanyan Aguda also criticized Cai Jian from the perspective of morality, saying: Cai Jian, as a minister of the Song Dynasty, was deeply favored by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and also accepted the three daughters of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. As a result, when he went out to command troops and fight, he had no reason to respect himself and was not a son of man. Everyone abandoned him and should fight him together.

If it was just a saying, that would be fine.

The key point was that shortly after Wanyan Aguda's statement of rebellion was issued, it received a response from the king of the Western Xia Kingdom, Li Ganshun. Li Ganshun claimed that he would send 300,000 troops to cooperate with the Jin and Song dynasties to attack Cai Shen.

If Xixia sent troops to attack Cai Jian, Cai Jian could barely think of it, then there was news that Cai Jian had not expected.

The news is that Goryeo actually said he would send 300,000 troops to attack Cai Jian.

After learning this news, Cai was still so angry. He wanted to say that the Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty, and the Xixia bordered me. He was worried that I would become their threat and sent troops to attack me. Forget it, I and you, Goryeo, have no grudges in the past and are not close to you. Why do you also attack me?

Cai was furious and called Hu Yanqing, Zhang Yan, Zhang Geng, Zhao Liangsi, and Wang Jieru (the two of them were envoys who were envoys to Xixia some time ago) and asked, "How did you go on a mission to the Jurchens, and how did you contact Dangxiang? How could they all join forces with the Song Dynasty?"

Whether it was Hu Yanqing, Zhang Yan, Zhang Gang, Zhao Liangsi, Wang Jieru, they all remained silent and accepted Cai Jian's reprimand.

In fact, I don’t blame Hu Yanqing, Zhao Liangsi and others for this matter.

Who is he blamed?

Resentful to Cai.

Cai Shen's diplomatic principles were too tough, and he would never give in to the Dajin and Xixia.

The opposite of Cai is Zhao Ji. Whether it is to the Dajin or the Western Xia, Zhao Ji is humble and polite, and is willing to spend money to buy peace, that is, he is willing to offer annual monies to both countries.

More importantly, whether it is Wanyan Aguda or Li Ganshun, they are all outstanding people of this era. They know very well that whoever Cai or Zhao Ji is their neighbor is more beneficial to them.

Besides, except for Zhao Ji's stupid hat, who is not uniting with the weak and fighting against the strong?

Therefore, Wanyan Aguda and Li Ganshun did not struggle much, so they chose the Song Dynasty as their allies, and the strong soldiers and strong aggressive Cai still became their enemies.

These things are actually not difficult to analyze or even find out.

When Cai Jian's anger passed, Cai Jian's advisers quickly helped Cai Jian clarify these things.

Cai was still not the one who could not accept the wrong one. He gave Hu Yanqing, Zhao Liangsi and others some rewards, and then encouraged them a few words to express that the wrong one was not them, but himself.

Cai Shen is already an emperor-level person, and it is not easy to do this. How could Hu Yanqing and Zhao Liangsi blame Cai Shen?

but--

Cai still does not regret his diplomatic principles.

A weak diplomacy can be at peace for a while, but it will cause endless troubles.

A tough diplomacy seems a bit passive, but as long as you survive the predicament, you can be safe and sound for a long time.

Soon, another news came that was not conducive to Cai Shen:

"The Song Dynasty raised 300,000 troops, claiming to be one million. They were led by Yao Gu, Zong Shizhong, and Guo Yaoshi, and gathered in Daizhou, Xiongzhou and Guangxin Army."

"Xixia raised 100,000 troops, claiming to be 300,000. It was divided into two groups, one by one, one by the Heqing Army and the Jin Xiao Army, heading straight to Yun Zuo."

"The Jin Kingdom raised 150,000 troops, claiming to be 500,000. It was divided into two groups, heading straight to Songting Pass and Yu Pass."

In other words, the Song, Xia and Jin dynasties attacked Yan Yun at the same time, preparing to attack from all directions.

Moreover, Goryeo also stationed 100,000 troops in the northwest, claiming to gather 300,000 troops to the outside world, and made an attitude of sending troops at any time.

It can be said that in an instant, the situation of Cai Shen's power took a sharp turn for the worse and faced the most severe situation and tests.

...

In response, Cai still summoned a group of ministers under his command to ask for advice.

Although Zuo Qigong, who had just joined Cai Shen, was over 70 years old, his utilitarianism had not diminished at all. Since coerced Xiao Puxian’s daughter to surrender, everything has been very active.

Just so happens, Cai still lacks such an example.

In addition, Zuo Qigong turned out to be the prime minister of Northern Liao.

Therefore, Cai still expressed his importance to Zuo Qigong. Not only did he entrust Zuo Qigong to post a high position, but he also often adopted Zuo Qigong's suggestions when formulating basic policies in Yandi, making Zuo Qigong full of energy.

Therefore, Cai still asked for advice, and Zuo Qigong took the lead: "The two armies of Dangxiang are actually not afraid. Yunzuo has the Great Wall and natural dangers, and there are complete defensive facilities. As long as enough troops are deployed, Dangxiang cannot enter the pass without paying a huge price. The situation in Songting Pass is similar. The only thing that needs to be worried about in the north is Yuguan. Zhang Jue is always ambiguous about our surrender. Weichen also heard that Zhang Jue has been recruiting soldiers secretly. At present, he has 30,000 to 40,000 troops under his command. He is strong and powerful. If he turns to the Jurchens and then leads the Jurchens into the pass, it will be a huge threat to us. Weichen is foolish. He should give Zhang Jue an ultimatum. If he does not surrender, he will directly send troops to take Pingzhou and completely block the passage to the north."

Liu Yanzong then added: "If Pingzhou is captured, the enemy in the north, whether it is the Jurchen or Dadan, is not afraid. Although the combat effectiveness of the Song army is low, there is no barrier between us and the Song State, so the Song army should be our biggest enemy in this battle. I suggest that once the war begins, the Song army will be defeated by thunder, and then send the Song Dynasty to the south. If conditions allow, the Song Dynasty will be defeated in one fell swoop. If conditions do not allow, the Song Dynasty will be forced to draw the river as the boundary."

Li Shi said: "It is best to find a way to avoid this battle. What we, Yan Yun, need most now is rest and recuperation."

Li Shi's words reached Cai Jian's heart.

Cai is still not afraid of war.

But now, Yan land is newly restored and everything is in trouble.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just the same food is enough for Cai to worry about.

In this case, fighting is actually very unwise.

At this time, Cai Ding was somewhat regretful and did not listen to the proposition that Gang and others, "first pay a stable price for Jinguo and Xixia first."

But there is no turning back when the arrow is drawn. The key is that Cai still does not want to adopt weak diplomacy.

Nowadays, it makes no sense to talk about these things and cannot solve the problem at all.

After hearing that all the ministers were talking about the strategies of dealing with Song, Jin and Xia, no one talked about Goryeo, Cai still asked, "Then why do we do Goryeo?"

As soon as Cai Shen said this, the ministers were stunned!

After looking at each other, Zuo Qigong stood up and said, "Galleon and our Yanyun have no grudges in the past and have no enemies recently, and they have no interests. I think they should have been coerced by the Jurchens and have such a posture. They may not really want to be enemies with our Yanyun, nor may they really be able to send troops. At this stage, we can let go first and wait and see what happens. At most, we can send envoys to question..."

actually--

It's almost the same as Zuo Qigong.

Goryeo originally did not want to get involved in the war and political affairs between Song, Jin, Xixia and Cai, because it really had nothing to do with them.

But the problem is that Goryeo now has to wave the flag and shout for the Jin Kingdom.

turn out to be--

In March this year, King Ya of Goryeo Ruizong had a banquet with Minister Zaishu at Xianglinting. He suddenly found a slight furious man on his back, so he hurried back to the palace.

However, due to misdiagnosis by internal doctor Cui Siquan, Wang Ya's condition suddenly worsened.

By April, Wang Ya, who was only in his forties, was seriously ill.

Under the leadership of the Grand Tutor Li Ziqian, Wang Ya sent his will to pass on the 14-year-old Prince Wang Kai, who died of illness soon after.

Li Ziqian is the head of the Li family in Renzhou (also known as the Li family in Qingyuan). He is Wang Ya's father-in-law. He married his eldest daughter and his second daughter to Wang Ya. The second daughter later became Wang Ya's queen of Shunde because of giving birth to Wang Ya's Yuanzi (the crown prince) Wang Kai.

The Li family in Renzhou is a wealthy family in Goryeo.

The Goryeo Kings after Goryeo Wenzong were either young or unvirtuous, and then they lost the ability to manipulate nobles.

During that period, some aristocratic families used their marriage with the royal family to seize power and control the Goryeo government affairs.

The most famous of these is the Li family in Renzhou.

Since the reign of Emperor Wenzong of Goryeo, the Li family in Renzhou has been married to the Goryeo royal family. After more than nine generations and sixty years, this family has always been in charge of the Goryeo government affairs as a foreign relative. It can be said that their family is the queen of Goryeo and the largest supplier of the princess, and his women have also given birth to several Goryeo kings.

Of course, it is not to say that the Li family in Renzhou has never declined in the past few decades.

During the reign of Emperor Suzong of Goryeo, the Li family in Renzhou failed to participate in the dispute over becoming a crown prince. At that time, Li Ziyi, the contemporary head of the Li family in Renzhou, was killed, Li Ziyi's son Li Chuo and others were also killed, and more than 50 people including Li Ziwei were exiled to the south. This is the famous Li Ziyi Rebellion in Goryeo history.

After Goryeo Suzong ascended the throne, he drove the Yuanxin Palace Master of the Li family in Renzhou, married by the former King Goryeo Xianzong, and his son Wang Yun, the Marquis of Hanshan, to Qingyuan County. He did not marry the daughter of the Li family in Renzhou like the previous Goryeo King, but instead married the daughter of the Liu family in Zhenzhou.

But after Emperor Suzong of Goryeo died, Wang Ya succeeded to the throne and married Li Ziqian's eldest daughter as his concubine. The power of the Li family in Renzhou made a comeback.

After Li Ziqian's second daughter also married Wang Bao as the princess and gave birth to Wang Ya's son Wang Kai, Li Ziqian's status was greatly improved again and ranked as prime minister and had power in the court. In those years, Wang Ya was unwilling to do political work because Li Ziqian married his two daughters to Wang Ya. Wang Ya trusted Li Ziqian very much. Gradually, Li Ziqian seized the power that originally belonged to Wang Ya, the Goryeo King, and then gained supreme power.

Since then, Li Ziqian is more domineering than Li Ziyi who caused a big trouble back then, and even domineering. He is afraid that other concubines will share the favor of his two daughters, and also threatens him because he is afraid that others will marry Wang Ya. Not only will Wang Ya not allow him to accept new concubines, but even Wang Ya's Yuanzi Wang Kai is kept in his own home and raised by him.

It can be said that there are few relatives who are more domineering than Li Ziqian.

Wang Ya, who gradually realized, began to promote Han Anren and others from the local area to share Li Ziqian's power, trying to get back the power that originally belonged to him.

What a pity!

Wang Ya woke up too late and could no longer shake Li Ziqian's status.

actually--

Although Wang Ya and Li Ziqian were intrigue at that time, because the Li sisters, especially the Queen of Shunde, the relationship between Wang Ya and Li Ziqian could be barely maintained, at least on the surface.

However--

God is jealous of the beauty.

A few years ago, the Li sisters died one after another, leaving the last bond between Wang Ya and Li Ziqian gone.

So, Li Ziqian held Wang Ya's son Wang Kai to control the government, while Wang Ya began to try his best to get rid of Li Ziqian's control.

The first head-on confrontation between Wang Ya and Li Ziqian was the queen's successor.

At that time, Li Ziqian wanted Wang Ya to marry his third daughter as the queen.
To be continued...