The reason why Wang Hao did not report to Chen Qing in an eagle letter but rode back to Jingzhao was to leave some time for Yang Ye and Zhong Huan to see if they could catch Zhou Jin.
As expected, Yang Ye and the others lived up to Wang Hao's high hopes and captured Zhou Jin before Wang Hao arrived in Jingzhao. As soon as Wang Hao arrived in Jingzhao, they received the letter from Fushi County and delivered the Yingxin first.
Wang Hao immediately came to the Xuanfu Commissioner's Office to report to Chen Qing the details of the kerosene robbery.
"Reporting to the prince, around the time we attacked Shaanzhou at the beginning of the year, Zhou Jinyuan's wife's brother, who was doing business in Taiyuan, found him and persuaded Zhou Jin to pay three thousand silver coins. The mastermind behind it was Wanyan Nianhan.
He first gave Zhou Jin one thousand taels of silver, and promised to give another two thousand taels of silver after the completion of the project. Zhou Jin leaked the fleet's travel time and the amount of kerosene to his wife and brother ten days in advance, and he would personally guide the Jurchen cavalry to rob
Boat.
The day before the boat accident, he asked for leave to return to his hometown on the grounds that his father had died of illness, and hired boatman Liu Er to wait by the river. After the incident, he killed Liu Er, silenced him, and hid in Lepan Town. He wanted to watch the investigation.
situation to decide whether to return home."
"His only flaw is the boatman Liu Er?" Chen Qing asked.
"Exactly! He gave boatman Liu Er twenty-five silver coins as a reward, revealing his identity. He was worried that we would find out the money, so he bribed the salesman Zhao Jiulang to go to Liu Er's home to look for the money, but we caught him.
I followed the clues and caught Zhou Jin."
"Are you sure that Zhou Jin has no accomplices in the army?"
"The result of the interrogation was that there were no accomplices. Zhou Jin was very cautious and no one else knew about it. Otherwise, he would not have killed Liu Er, the boatman, to silence him, nor would he have asked a salesman to help him find the money. He could have asked his accomplices to do it.
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Chen Qing nodded. This person only received benefits by selling information. He was not an intelligence point. He was a lone wolf. After Wanyan Nianhan got the benefit, he would definitely come back to him. Chen Qing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "No matter how hard you work,
After a trip, I immediately returned to Yanzhou and told Zhou Jin that if he was willing to cooperate with the internal guards, I could spare his death and send his family to Sichuan to farm in the future. In addition, all insiders must be transferred away from Yanzhou. This matter must be
Conducted in top secret."
"I understand the humble position!"
Wang Hao didn't even drink a sip of water, and immediately set off back to Yanzhou.
Guan Shigu said to Chen Qing: "Wanyan Nianhan is very suspicious. I'm afraid it won't be easy to deceive him."
Chen Qing said calmly: "I have said before that the key is to look at the internal struggle of the Jin Kingdom. If Wanyan Nianhan is willing to give up Hebei and hand over the Hezha Meng'an Army, then the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom may deal with Wanyan first
Chang, depose Wanyan Chang's prime minister, let Wanyan Nianhan devour Hedong, and then drive Wanyan Nianhan to deal with us.
But if Wanyan Nianhan is too ambitious and refuses to give up Hebei or hand over the Hezha Meng'an Army, then the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom will definitely join forces with Wanyan Chang to deal with Wanyan Nianhan. Wanyan Chang will go south to Hedong and finish
It would be difficult for Yan Nianhan to gain a foothold in Hedong.
At this time, Wanyan Nianhan had only two choices, either to retreat to Hebei Road or to enter Shaanxi Road. At this time, he found that there were not many troops stationed in Yanzhou and could take advantage of the opportunity. So, would he use the bait of Fushi County?
Swallow it?”
Guan Shigu gave a thumbs up and said, "Knowing yourself and your enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles!"
Chen Qing's prediction was correct. Wanyan Nianhan was not willing to hand over the Hezha Meng'an Army or give up Hebei. On the contrary, he wanted to swallow up Wanyan Chang's territory. He ordered his son Wanyan Xiebao to lead five troops.
Wanhe Zha Meng'an's army was stationed in Daming Mansion, and the appointment of officials and taxes and grain from all of Hebei were gathered in Daming Mansion.
He ran Hebei for ten years and destroyed hundreds of rebel armies, large and small. How could he be willing to hand over the sphere of influence he had worked so hard to manage?
Jurchen established the country by force. Wanyan Nianhan knew very well what it meant to hand over the army.
Of course, Wanyan Nianhan did not want to confront the emperor. When he went to Beijing to negotiate with the emperor, the emperor Wanyan Dan gave him a hint. If he could destroy Chen Qing, then he would be crowned King of Sichuan and Shaanxi. This was also
It coincided with the advice given to him by Wanyan Wushu, to seize Sichuan and Shaanxi and establish his own foundation.
If Sichuan and Shaanxi could be obtained as the foundation, Wanyan Nianhan could of course give up Hebei, hand over the Hezha Meng'an Army, reconcile with the court, and at the same time get his own territory, which would be a happy thing for everyone.
But obviously, his idea of sitting in Hedong and fighting Chen Qing is not realistic. Hedong is Wanyanchang's territory, so how can he be allowed to occupy Nestlé?
What's more, the commander in charge of Hedong is Wanyan Yinshuke, who is also a veteran with great military exploits. He was the one who captured Hedong back then. He and his brother Wanyan Balishu were in charge of Hedong. Wanyan Nianhan really had no way to take Hedong by force.
Fifty thousand Jurchen troops.
He could not even command the Han People's Association Army. One hundred thousand Han People's Association soldiers were stationed in the south of Hedong Road. The only way north, Jie Linggu Road, was stationed by Wanyan Huonv's 10,000 Jurchen army.
Wanyan Nianhan ordered Han Chang, the leader of the Han People's Association Army, to come to see him several times. Han Chang declined on the grounds that the road was blocked and he could not go north. Wanyan Nianhan had no choice. At present, his 50,000-strong army could only be stationed in Luliang Mountain.
Pingyang Prefecture to the west controls Pingyang Prefecture, Xizhou, Jizhou and Jiangzhou.
If he hadn't plundered the Song army's 30,000 barrels of kerosene and offered part of it to Wanyan Yinshuke in exchange for sheep, his army might not even have meat to eat.
In early April, Wan Yanchang arrived at Taiyuan Prefecture under the escort of three thousand Jurchen cavalry.
Wanyan Yuying, the captain of ten thousand husbands, and Wanyan Huonu both welcomed Wanyanchang's arrival outside the city. Wanyan Yuying was Wanyan Yinshuke's son and a famous general in the Jin Kingdom. His Jurchen name was the same as Wanyanchang's.
Likewise, he is also called Talan. To avoid misunderstanding, everyone calls him his Chinese name Wanyan Yuying.
"Is your father still unable to get off the ground?" Wan Yanchang asked with concern.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, my father has been unconscious from the waist down since he came back from Shaanxi."
Wan Yanchang patted his shoulder and comforted him: "It doesn't matter. Although your father is slightly disabled, he is much stronger than some people with long legs."
Some people with long legs were alluding to Wanyan Nianhan, and actually ran from Hebei to Hedong, trying to seize their own territory. It was simply a wishful thinking.
He sighed again to Wan Yan Huo Nu and said, "Why have you been waiting for so many years?"
The Hezha Meng'an Army was originally divided into three parts. One part was originally in the hands of Wanyan Lou's family. Wanyan Lou's family was killed by Chen Qing in Jingzhao. Wanyan Huonu inherited the Hezha Meng'an Army and was named Huanglongfu Road.
Wanyan Huonv wanted to avenge her father and refused to return to Beijing. As a result, the Hezha Meng'an Army in Wanyan Lou's house was captured by Emperor Wanyan Sheng, and Wanyan Huonv was renamed Taiyuan.
There were thousands of households in the mansion, and he was canonized as the Prince of Guangping County.
In fact, this is where Wanyan Huonv was not smart. She insisted on avenging her father and brothers, and finally lost all the inheritance left to him by his father. Otherwise, he would have returned to Beijing and become a very powerful official. Now he is still a millionaire.
Captain, this is his own merit.
Wanyan Huonv shook her head, "If I can't avenge my father, what dignity do I have in the world?"
"Okay! Let's go back to the Marshal's Mansion first!"
When he arrived at the Marshal's Mansion, Wanyanchang saw the hemiplegic Wanyan Yinshuke. Seeing that he was really haggard, he comforted him with a few words and asked: "Where is Ba Lisu? Why don't you see him?"
"He went to Datong Mansion to receive the Xixia Iron Kites Army."
Wanyan Yinshuke chuckled and said, "Now Xixia is completely finished."
Wan Yanchang sneered, "They want money but no money, and they want food but no food. How can they maintain the army? Last month, Brother Richard took the prince and 20,000 Xixia troops to Beijing to meet the emperor in an attempt to gain support, but the court couldn't.
If we continue to waste resources on Xixia, Brother Richard and Prince Xixia will never come back. The 20,000 Xixia army will be reorganized into the emperor's guards. I have to persuade the emperor to agree to hand over the three thousand iron kite army to you. You want to use it.
Good to them.”
Wanyan Yinshu nodded and asked, "What did Nianhan say?"
Wan Yanchang said calmly: "What else can he say? I can only blame him for betraying his trust and not abiding by the consensus reached with the emperor. The emperor has not allowed him to return to Hebei."
"But the 50,000 troops in his hands may not be Chen Qing's opponent?" Wanyan Yinshu said worriedly.
Wan Yanchang shook his head, "That's our understanding, but he doesn't think so!"
After a pause, Wan Yanchang sneered again: "Whether he destroys Chen Qing or Chen Qing destroys him, the emperor will be happy to see it happen."