Wanyanchang then came to Pingyang Mansion again and met Wanyan Nianhan. He came to Hedong on behalf of the emperor this time to give Wanyan Nianhan a last chance.
"What!"
Wanyan Nian stood up nervously, "If you ask me to return to the court and serve as a minister, but you don't give me the position of prime minister, and I still sit under Zongpan and Zonggan, isn't this just asking me to provide for my old age?"
Wan Yanchang laughed twice and said: "You and I have been in the army for decades, and now we are old. It's time to go back and take care of ourselves. Isn't it good to take care of ourselves until we are old?"
"What if I don't accept it?"
Wan Yanchang's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he said coldly: "Since the founding of Dajin, I have never heard of anyone who dares to disobey the Wolf Lord's Golden Wolf Head Order."
Wanyan Nianhan suddenly became discouraged and said: "You can let me go back to Beijing, or you can hand over the Hezha Meng'an army, but I have a condition. I will hand over the army to my son Xiebao and let him continue to be in charge of Hebei.
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If Wanyan Nianhan had put forward this retirement condition when he was in Hebei, maybe the emperor would agree, but now that Wanyan Nianhan is trapped in Pingyang Mansion, and Wanyanchang has come to take charge of Taiyuan, it is certainly impossible for the emperor Wanyan Dan to agree again.
It would be good for him to return to Beijing to retire.
Wan Yanchang said calmly: "Xie Bao has made great achievements. The emperor decided to make him the captain of ten thousand men and transfer him to attack Yangzhou. In the future, he will stay in Jianghuai and develop. It would be good to be the king of Yangzhou."
The implication is that the emperor can no longer let his son sit in Hebei, and even the military power is severely restricted. As a commander of ten thousand men, he can only lead an army of ten thousand men and will not be given the title of marshal.
Wanyan Nianhan immediately understood that the emperor had never planned for him to keep Hebei from the beginning, so he allowed him to enter Hedong. Even if he handed over the fifty thousand meng'an army as agreed, he still could not keep Hebei. The emperor
We are determined to deprive him of his military power.
Wanyan Nianhan lowered his head for a long time and said: "The emperor also made an agreement with me. If I destroy Chen Qing, he will make me the king of Sichuan and Shaanxi!"
Wan Yanchang took a few steps with his hands behind his back and said to Nianhan: "If you are willing to attack Chen Qing, I will support you with 300,000 shi of grain and 30,000 elite troops to join the army."
Wanyan Nianhan was startled and said sarcastically: "It seems that the Prime Minister also hopes to kill me with Chen Qing's help!"
Wan Yanchang shook his head, "If I had this idea, I wouldn't give you food. On the contrary, I want you to defeat Chen Qing. If you die, it will be my turn next. Nianhan, I don't want to retire either.
Retirement!"
Wanyan Nianhan nodded, "I understand. In order to thank the Prime Minister for his support, I also want to return a favor to you. I will give you a letter. You can give it to my son Xie Bao, and he will tie up fifty thousand men and secure the army.
As well as handing over the power of Hebei Road to the Prime Minister, please let Xie Bao lead 3,000 personal guards to Pingyang Mansion!"
Wan Yanchang narrowed his eyes and smiled: "I will definitely do it!"
Wanyanchang knew very well that among the three thousand personal guards led by Wanyan Xiebao, there must be Wanyan Nianhan's family members, so this was the exchange between Wanyan Nianhan and him.
Wanyanchang took Wanyan Nianhan's letter and left. According to the agreement, he will instruct Wanyan Yinshu to hand over 30,000 elite auxiliary troops to Wanyan Nianhan, and at the same time, he will be ready to support Wanyan Nianhan with 300,000 shi at any time.
food.
Just after Wanyanchang left, Wanyan Nianhan immediately ordered people to find Zhang Xiaode. Zhang Xiaode was Zhou Jin's brother-in-law. He had previously persuaded Zhou Jin to reveal secrets and was rewarded by Wanyan Nianhan, transforming from a businessman to Wanyan
The position of transportation officer under Nianhan's account is a job that everyone envies!
Not long after, Zhang Xiaode hurried over and saluted: "See you, Marshal!"
Wanyan Nianhan smiled and said to him: "Go to Yanzhou again and find your brother-in-law. I want to know about the garrison and city defense situation in Fushi County."
A few days ago, Zhang Xiaode just went to Fushi County and saw that his brother-in-law was safe and sound. However, the county magistrate and county lieutenants were dismissed, and the magistrate was demoted and transferred. The accountability board for the lost kerosene was obviously placed on him.
In the case of the government, this made Wanyan Nianhan value Zhou Jin even more, which showed that this person still had some skills, and he did everything so that he was not suspected by the internal guards.
"I'm going to Fushi County right now!"
Zhang Xiaode was unambiguous and set off in a hurry after receiving the task.
Three days later, a caravan consisting of dozens of mules arrived in Fushi County. In addition to the shopkeeper Zhang Xiaode, there were also five clerks. These five clerks were not Zhang Xiaode's people, but Han people under Wanyan Nianhan's command.
Intelligence spy.
In order to wipe out the Hebei rebels, Wanyan Nianhan recruited a large number of Han people as spies and mixed them into the ranks of the rebels, causing huge losses to the rebels.
These five guys are the five Han spies who were left behind at the beginning. They all have high military positions. Four are the governors of Yu and one is the commander. They can be regarded as the elite among the elite. They are all around forty years old, so they are not very attractive.
People pay attention.
Shaanxi Road was exempt from commercial tax, so the caravan entered the city without encountering any difficulties and checked into an inn.
Zhang Xiaode smiled at the "old guys" and said, "You guys have a good rest, I'll go find Zhou Jin."
The leading spy is named Jiang Ying, who is currently serving as the commander, equivalent to the position of captain of thousands. He stood up and said: "I'll go with you!"
The two came to the gate of the military camp and asked the sentry to report for them. Seeing that there were not many large tents in the military camp, Jiang Ying asked strangely: "How many military camps are there in the city?"
"As far as I know, this is the only military camp."
"Impossible! Can this military camp accommodate 10,000 people? The maximum number is 5,000."
Zhang Xiaode scratched his head and said, "I'm not sure either. I'll ask later."
After a while, Zhou Jin came out. He glanced at his wife's brother with a complicated expression. He was notified by the internal security yesterday that his wife's brother was likely to come over in the next two days, asking him to cooperate fully.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaode came and was completely under the control of the inner guards. Of course, it was not the inner guards, but under the control of Chen Qing. This shows how terrifying Chen Qing is.
But Zhou Jin has no choice now. His father, wife and two sons are all controlled by the inner guards. His own life is also in the hands of the inner guards. He dare not disobey the inner guards' arrangements.
"Brother, this is..." Zhou Jin glanced at Jiang Ying.
"This is my boss."
Jiang Ying cupped her hands and said: "I am Jiang Ying of Daming Mansion."
Needless to say, this person must be Jin Bing's intelligence spy. Zhou Jin quickly bowed and said: "Long time admiration! Long time admiration!"
Zhang Xiaode whispered: "Brother, this is not the place to talk. Please find another place!"
"You guys come with me!"
Zhou Jin took the two of them to a tavern a few hundred steps away, sat down in the back room, and ordered some wine and food.
Jiang Ying asked: "I think the military camp is very small. Can it accommodate 10,000 troops?"
"The military camp used to be very big, but recently many tents have been demolished."
"Why?"
"A large coal field was discovered over at Wan'an Village, which can be mined in the open. The quality is quite high. Unfortunately, there was no manpower available there, so the army was transferred there."
"Where is Wan'an Village?"
"It's at the junction of Baozhou and Yanzhou, close to Luoshui, about eighty miles away from Fushi County."
"How many people have been transferred?"
"Five thousand people will be mobilized for a month first to build the mine, dock and briquette workshop, and then recruit people from Lingzhou Prefecture to take over, and the army will withdraw."
"There are only five thousand people in the city now?"
Zhou Jin shook his head, "Where can there be five thousand people? There are only three thousand people."
"Didn't you say there were 10,000 troops stationed there?"
Zhou Jin laughed and said, "It seems that Jiang Dongzhu has never been in the army. The number of soldiers garrisoned by the Song Army actually has two meanings. One is the number of garrison quotas, and the other is the actual number of garrisoned troops. We say that the garrison of Fushi County is 10,000.
, actually refers to the garrison quota. The actual garrison number is the real garrison number. It will definitely be less than the quota, and there will be some room left. For example, our actual garrison is 8,000 people."
Jiang Ying can completely understand. Aren’t the Hebei rebels like this? The troops are said to be hundreds of thousands, but in fact they are only tens of thousands, which is a lot of water. Fushi County claims to have a garrison of 10,000 people, but the actual number is 8,000. In fact, it is already very good.
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"I have four men. Can General Zhou arrange for us to enter the military camp? We don't have to go all in. We can arrange for four people to hold the meeting."
Zhou Jin pondered for a moment and said: "A maximum of three people can be arranged!"
"Three people are enough."
Jiang Ying and others will personally participate in the defense of the city so that they can cooperate with the inside and outside to seize the city wall.