It took Chen Qing half a month to seize the two states of Shaanxi and Guo, open up the Xiaohan Road, and at the same time add a strong protective armor to Guanzhong to protect the safety of Guanzhong.
However, this military operation was very low-key in Guanzhong, the Central Plains and even the Song Dynasty, and was not taken seriously by everyone at all. The people in Guanzhong were all paying attention to the land inventory, which involved the vital interests of countless people.
Wanyan Wushu didn't even bother to scold Zhe Keqiu for retreating without success. Shaanxi and Guozhou were originally part of the Shaanxi Road. If they were lost, they would be lost. When Wanyan Wushu saw that Chen Qing's strategic intention was not a conspiracy.
Central Plains, but only to increase the protection of Guanzhong, he no longer takes this matter to heart.
Wanyan Wushu's whole mind was in the Jin court. He and Nianhan wrote to the emperor at the same time, impeaching Wanyan Talan for accepting bribes from the Song Dynasty, signing an armistice agreement with the Song Dynasty without authorization, and betraying Jianghuai.
The two of them wanted to join forces to bring down Prime Minister Ta Lai, and Nianhan personally went to Beijing to do this.
Fan Gong, a close aide, saw that Wanyan Wushu had been restless these past few days, so he advised: "The key is that the prince should not think too much about the outcome. After all, Wanyan Talan has the support of Zong Pan and Zong Jun, leaders of the three provinces in the court.
The Song Dynasty released Wanyan Helicha and Wanyan Qi again. Talan could definitely say that he signed an armistice agreement with the Song Dynasty against his will in order to save the two of them. In this way, the Helicha family and Zong Wang would support him. He only needed to
The Song Dynasty gave gold to the emperor. Even if the emperor wanted to touch him, it would be difficult. In the end, it must be a compromise."
Wanyan Wushu smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, you are right. Maybe Nianhan and I are too eager for success and do not have enough power in the court."
Fan Gong advised again: "The key is that the emperor has only been on the throne for a short time and has not yet matured. Although he has taken over the old wolf master Hezha Meng'an and has martial arts skills, his literary skills are not enough. In another year or two, he will be firmly on the throne.
, he will definitely have to clean up his laziness, Your Majesty might as well endure it a little longer."
What Fan Gong said makes sense, but it is not completely correct. The Kingdom of Jin was founded by force, and the power of the emperor came from the army. The new emperor Wanyan Dan valued military power most. Wanyan Dan did not secure the throne, so he could not secure the throne at all.
The reason is that he has not yet fully grasped the military power, rather than the civilian power of the prime minister.
Wanyan Wushu knew this very well. He sighed and said worriedly: "I'm just worried that the emperor will solve martial arts first and then consider literary strategy. If he solves martial arts first, he will attack Zong Qian and Nianhan.
As far as I know, Zongqian's Hezha Meng'an has already pledged his allegiance to the emperor, and now only Nianhan's 50,000 Hezha Meng'an army is left. Last time I hinted to Nianhan and asked him to deal with Chen Qing in order to
Preserve Meng'an's military power."
The most elite army of the Jin Kingdom is the Hezha Meng'an Army. It consists of 200,000 elite soldiers selected from various armies. It is also called the Emperor's Guard Army. It currently consists of the Emperor Wanyan Dan, Wanyan Nianhan and Wanyan.
Yan Zongqian was led by three people, and even the 100,000-strong army in the hands of Wanyan Wushu was still considered a peripheral army.
Once the emperor Wanyan Dan fully controls the two hundred thousand troops, his throne will be completely secure, and he can kill whoever he wants.
At this moment, the soldiers outside hurriedly came to report, "Your Majesty, the special envoy to Beijing has arrived!"
Wanyan Wushu asked urgently: "Who is the special envoy?"
"Your Majesty, this is Han Qixian, Your Prime Minister, Minister of Finance."
Wanyan Wushu was stunned for a moment, and he realized that Han Qixian, the Prime Minister's right prime minister, was a lazy person. He had always disliked this person.
Wanyan Wushu immediately said angrily: "What do you mean? Why did you send Han Qi to come here first?"
Fan Gong hurriedly advised: "Han Qixian may have brought the intention of defying laziness. It is better for the prince to meet him and listen to what he means. At most, he will not express his position."
Wanyan Wushu nodded, "Please ask the special envoy to wait in your guest room!"
Wanyan Wushu thought for a moment and then quickly came to the guest room.
There was a lean old man sitting in the guest room. He was Han Qixian, the Minister of the Jin Kingdom. After the Emperor Wanyan Dan ascended the throne, he carried out a major reform, which was to adopt the Han official system and abolish the Bojilie system of the Jin Kingdom.
System, of course, was also supported by the late emperor and was considered a consensus within the Jin Kingdom.
Han Qixian was originally a Han minister of the Liao Kingdom. He was also deeply involved in the reform of the official system. He was highly appreciated by the emperor Wan Yanqu and was named Shangshu Youcheng.
Because Han Qi first entered the imperial court and participated in the reform of the official system after being recommended by Ta Lan, everyone naturally regarded him as a Ta Lan person.
The sound of heavy footsteps came from outside. Han Qi turned around first and saw Wanyan Wushu coming in. He quickly put down the tea cup, stood up and saluted: "I am humbled to see you, the Fourth Prince!"
"Han Youcheng has worked hard all the way. Please sit down!"
Wanyan Wu's temperament was relatively cold. He sat down and said directly: "I don't like to beat around the bush. What do you have to say? Han Youcheng might as well say it directly."
Han Qixian tilted his head and looked at Wanyan Wushu, and said with a faint smile: "Why would the Fourth Prince think that I was sent by Talan?"
Wanyan Wushu was stunned for a moment. Han Qixian actually called Talan by his first name. He was a little confused and asked for a long time: "Isn't Han Youcheng sent by Talan?"
"Of course not. I came to see the Fourth Prince on the emperor's secret order."
"Wait a minute!"
Wanyan Wushu cupped his fists and said, "Perhaps I misunderstood, but Han Youcheng's previous negotiations with the envoys of the Song Dynasty were not lazy..."
Han Qixian shook his head, "It seems that the fourth prince had a deep misunderstanding. Negotiating a truce with the Song Dynasty was actually the emperor's intention. The purpose was to exchange for He Lisa and Wanyan Qi. Everyone thought it was a lazy affair with the Song Dynasty. In fact,
otherwise."
Wanyan Wushu's heart sank. If this was the case, then he and Nianhan would definitely fail to impeach Talan.
There was a big problem with Nianhan's intelligence. He didn't even know that the peace talks between Song and Jin were under the emperor's instructions.
Han Qixian continued: "Although I was recommended by Talan to participate in the restructuring, it does not mean that I am a lazy person. I am highly valued by the emperor, and naturally I am a loyal minister of the emperor. How can I serve a powerful minister?"
Wanyan Wushu understood that this Han Qi was a lazy person before, but he had been won over by the emperor and became the emperor's confidant.
Wanyan Wushu had some realization in his mind, and estimated that Han Qixian would be the emperor's future literary strategy, to replace Talan.
Wanyan Wushu quickly cupped his fists again and said, "Wushu misunderstood Han Youcheng and was rude just now."
Han Qixian took out a secret decree from his arms and handed it to Wanyan Wushu.
Wanyan Wushu quickly put the secret edict on the table, knelt down and kowtowed three times, and then took the secret edict and looked at it carefully.
As he expected, the emperor wanted to deprive Nianhan of his military power and hoped that he would help him. At the end of the secret decree, the emperor mentioned that in return, he would take control of the real power in the Central Plains, that is, he would abolish the state of Qi and establish the Shangshu Xingtai, with himself as the official.
Henan Xingtai Shangshu.
Wanyan Wushu did not express his position for the time being, and then asked: "Where is Nianhan now?"
"He has returned to Hebei and is actively preparing for war. The emperor has agreed that he will support Hedong and annihilate the Sichuan-Shaanxi warlord Chen Qing."
"I don't understand. Since the emperor wanted to deprive Nianhan of his military power, why did he let him return to Hebei and continue to lead the army to attack Chen Qing? Once a war breaks out, it is unrealistic to seize his military power."
"The Emperor also knows this. Because the military power is in the hands of Wanyan Xiebao, the Emperor is afraid of provoking a mutiny, so he did not detain him in Beijing and let him return to Hebei. However, the Emperor has made an agreement with him to mobilize 50,000 men to form an army. He is not allowed to be taken to Hedong, and he must stay in Hebei to take charge."
Wanyan Wushu immediately understood, "The Emperor wants me to take over the fifty thousand Hezha Meng'an Army?"
Han Qi nodded first, "After the fourth prince took over the 50,000 Hezha Meng'an Army, he handed it back to the emperor. The emperor said that from now on, the state of Dajin will depend on the fourth prince."
Wanyan Wushu moved his lips. He wanted to ask Nianhan what to do? But he didn't ask. Obviously, the emperor wanted Nianhan and Chen Qing to fight each other. It would be best if Nianhan could kill Chen Qing, and the Kingdom of Jin would take back the kingdom. Sichuan and Shaanxi, but if Nianhan is killed by Chen Qing, the emperor will also be happy to see the result.
But what about Hedong? Didn’t the emperor take Hedong to heart?
Wanyan Wushu pondered for a moment and said, "I need to think about this for a while."
Han Qixian smiled slightly and said, "I completely understand the fourth prince's mood. I still want to go to Lin'an."
"Is it related to the armistice between Song and Jin Dynasties?"
Han Qixian sneered and said: "The Song Dynasty was really stupid. Ta Lan signed the armistice agreement, but the emperor did not sign and seal it! They thought it was the same as before, and as long as Ta Lan agreed, the armistice agreement would take effect?
That was the power given to Talan by the late emperor. The emperor had passed away, but the emperor did not continue to give this power to Talan, so the Song Dynasty sent both Helisa and Wanyanqi back. However, the emperor did not agree with the demarcation clause above and demanded I went south to Lin'an to continue negotiations with the Song Dynasty. The boundary cannot be drawn by the Huaihe River, but must be drawn by the Yangtze River."
Wanyan Wushu smiled proudly and said: "Han Youcheng can go and negotiate with the Song Dynasty, I will help Han Youcheng!"
Han Qi laughed first, but did not forget his real mission. He added: "I hope that when I come back from the Song Dynasty, the fourth prince will have already written a reply to the emperor."
