The mobilization order issued by Zhang Zhao actually preceded Zhao Xian's visit to the palace.
Because through the palace people around Empress Dowager Li, the chamberlains, the scholars recruited by Liu Tao, and the foxes and rats in Kaifeng Fucheng, Zhang Zhao felt the crisis of the later Jin Dynasty more keenly than Shi Chonggui.
Locally, Henan and Hebei are in ruins, especially Hebei. The three disasters of flood, drought, locust, military disaster and man-made disaster have almost reached the edge of total collapse.
Henan is not much better. Even in the countryside of Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo, there are refugees. Except for many rural tycoons who build forts to defend themselves, 30% of the farmers have been disintegrated.
This is a very serious matter. Although it is only 30% disintegrated, once the hole is opened, the speed of disintegration is very fast.
Once the countryside becomes Wubao-style, their bargaining power with the government will greatly increase.
According to the current governance capabilities of the Later Jin Dynasty, the impact of this incident will be subversive.
Of course, the things mentioned above are not the most serious. The most serious thing is that after Shi Chonggui achieved an unprecedented victory in the Yangcheng Battle, the reward was not given in place.
Not to mention the soldiers below, even great heroes like Li Shouzhen failed to fully implement their rewards.
Shi Chonggui was simply seeking his own death. He treated his soldiers so harshly that even Emperor Zhuangzong Li Cunxu was killed and no bones left.
He, Shi Chonggui, was not even as good as Zhuang Zong. Even if the Khitans could not destroy the Later Jin Dynasty, after the taxes could not be collected in the next year or so, those tens of thousands of soldiers would be able to kill Shi Chonggui.
Therefore, although Zhang Zhao did not remember the specific time when the Khitans destroyed the Later Jin Dynasty, he knew that Shi Chonggui only had two or three years to live at most.
He and the entire Liang Kingdom must start making preparations.
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"Foreign Minister Zhao Xian, the commander of the Lulong Army and Horse Army, comes to pay homage to the King of Great Liang, His Majesty Yili Khan!"
When Zhao Xian was brought to Yongxun Palace, he directly kowtowed.
Zhang Zhao also recognized who the person was, he smiled and stretched out his hand to help him.
"We are all old friends. Why do we do this great ceremony? Get up."
As soon as Zhao Xiang stood up, Murong Nobunaga stood beside him and said with a smile: "My lord, you know, Commander Zhao has brought up my beautiful brother since he was a child. When Zhao Yanshou came to Khitan, it was Commander Zhao who was always by his side to support my beautiful brother.
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This is the benefit of having someone in the court. When Zhang Zhao heard what Murong Nobunaga said, he immediately saw the shadow of old Zhang Zhong in the Zhao Xian in front of him, and immediately waved his hand to the chamberlain to bring the brocade stool.
"Give me a seat. Erlang, you can also find a stool to sit on."
King Zhang Tian now has five official adopted sons, the eldest is Zhang Liecheng, Murong Nobunaga is the second, Li Cunhui is the third, Zhe Deyuan is the fourth, and Yang Chonggui, who has just turned eleven, is the fifth.
Murong Nobunaga was also very satisfied with the title Erlang, because Zhang Zhao was Erlang.
He was a regular visitor at Yongxun Palace. Hearing this, he didn't even need a waiter and just found a stool to sit down by himself.
However, Zhao Xian had just thanked Zhang Zhao for the gift of the seat, his buttocks only touched the stool, and he immediately bowed down again.
"Foreign ministers are bold enough to ask the King of Heaven if he has a girl waiting to be taken to his harem?"
Daughter? Zhang Zhao was stunned for a long time. His eldest son Li Zhun was not even eleven years old yet. How could he have a daughter waiting for a child?
But Zhang Zhao immediately remembered that he really did have a daughter. Not only was he a daughter-in-law, but she was also not too young.
This daughter was the oil bottle brought by Cao Yanmian. Her biological father was Buglahan Saktu. Cao Yanmian once hoped that Zhang Zhao would accept her, but Zhang Zhao couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, Zhang Qiwan.
Zhang Qiwan is really not young. She will turn nineteen this year. In this era, she is a standard old girl.
But her marriage has always been a bit bumpy, because if you want to call her noble, she is actually a trophy, just raised as a daughter, and her appearance is a bit Scythian.
If you want to say that she is not noble, her name and treatment are the same as Zhang Zhaozong's daughter. After all, she is also a princess of Liang Kingdom, so she cannot marry casually.
Therefore, Zhang Qiwan's marriage was postponed until Cao Yanmian, the front-line talent, reminded Zhang Zhao that Zhang Qiwan had to be married off.
"Zhao Kuangzan is not married yet?"
When Zhao Xian asked this question, he was obviously asking on behalf of Zhao Kuangzan, which was also in line with the characteristics of this era.
Zhao Kuangzan came here with his troops and horses, and his status was also unusual. He had to find a close relationship with Zhang Zhao, so as to ensure his future power and wealth.
Then, there is no better way than marrying Zhang Qiwan.
"We are not yet married. Lord Yanshou originally wanted Da Lang to propose to marry a noble daughter of the Khitan clan, but he pushed him away. As a son of the Tang Dynasty, of course Da Lang must marry a daughter of the Han family."
Is Zhang Qiwan a daughter of the Han family? Of course she is!
Although her appearance is more Scythian, as long as she is Zhang Zhao's daughter, she is a standard Han girl.
Historically, Zhao Kuangzan married the daughter of King Qin Li Congyu after the Khitans destroyed the Jin Kingdom and was sent to Hezhong as a military governor. Naturally, there was no marriage at this time.
In ancient times, it was not uncommon for men of this status to marry late, because it was not easy for them to find a wife who was a good match and whose family political stance was consistent.
The most typical example is Li Cunhui. The eldest son of a concubine is five years old, but he has not yet married a wife.
Just because he didn't find a suitable one, Zhang Zhao never nodded, so he was shelved.
And should Zhao Kuangzan be his son-in-law? Zhang Zhao thought about it in his mind, and he still thought it was okay.
First of all, in terms of appearance, Zhao Kuangzan’s father, Zhao Yanshou, was favored by Zhao Dejun because of his good face. Now he is prosperous in the Liao Kingdom, and this face has given him a boost.
Zhao Kuangzan himself had also met Zhang Zhao. Although Zhao Kuangzan was only fourteen years old at that time, he had red lips and white teeth, and had a youthful and heroic spirit. His appearance was not bad, at least a little more handsome than Zhang Zhao.
In terms of ability, this is no problem. Historically, Zhao Kuangzan’s grandfather, Zhao Dejun, was a shameless traitor who was almost defeated by Shi Jingtang when compared with him.
His father, Zhao Yanshou, was similar. He was the main promoter of the Khitan's march south to destroy the Jin Dynasty. It is definitely not wrong to call him a traitor.
Coming from such a traitorous family, Zhao Kuangzan was extremely disgusted with living under the rule of the Khitans.
After carrying the bad reputation of being the grandson and son of a traitor, Zhao Kuangzan himself was doing well in the Later Han, Later Zhou, and Northern Song dynasties without being liquidated.
Attacking the Southern Tang Dynasty, attacking the Northern Han Dynasty, and pacifying the northwest frontier, they all made great achievements.
Finally, he lived into the era of Emperor Taizong Zhao Erge of the Song Dynasty, and was awarded the title of Duke of Wei. He was always the governor of a large town who held real power in the local area. His ability was absolutely incomparable.
Moreover, for Zhang Zhao, Zhao Kuang agreed to be his son-in-law, which also had an important role, that is, he could inform him.
Regarding the Khitans, Zhang Zhao has always been relatively lacking in high-level intelligence.
If he is willing to marry his daughter to Zhao Kuangzan, at least during the period when Yelv Deguang enters the Central Plains, there will be no shortage of information from the Khitan high-level officials.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao said with a smile: "My beautiful brother, a young hero, is very happy to have such a son-in-law.
But I cannot have the final say on this alone, Nobunaga, this requires the approval of your Nineteenth Aunt and Thirteenth Aunt. You go and ask them what they mean."
Queen Cao Yanmian entered the Cao family tree with the consent of Cao Yuanxin. It just so happened that the thirteenth daughter of the Yan generation in the Cao family died of illness before she was old enough to get married.
Therefore, Cao Yanmian replaced Cao Thirteenth Niang and became Murong Nobunaga's Thirteenth Aunt.
"Then I'll first congratulate you, sir. I think Aunt Nineteen and Thirteenth will definitely agree. I'll go now."
Murong Nobunaga's words were actually meant for Zhao Xian. Zhang Zhao had already spoken, so who else would disagree?
Zhao Xian naturally knew this, and was immediately overjoyed. The four hundred elites of the Lulong Army and Da Lang Zhao Kuangzan, who were unwilling to be under the rule of the Khitans, finally found a father who was willing to obey their orders.
Then, the biggest piece of information about Zhao Xian’s trip can be revealed.
"To report to the King of Heaven, Lord Dalang has sent his servants to Liangzhou. There is indeed a great news that I want to report to the King of Heaven."
When the drama came, Zhang Zhao nodded, looking very interested.
"Is it possible that a certain brother wants to go south again? Do you want to eat and not fight?"
Zhao Xian looked at Zhang Zhao seriously and said: "This time is different from the past. It was my longevity master who came up with the poisonous plan to secretly take refuge.
The entire Jin state had defeated the Liao army twice in a row. They despised the Khitan and would definitely be fooled.
As long as they enter between Yi, Mo and Ying, and are cut off by the Khitan, they will most likely be defeated miserably."
After listening to Zhao Xian's story, Zhang Zhao combined his analysis with historical results, and he finally understood how the Later Jin Dynasty was destroyed by the Khitan.
The fall of the Later Jin Dynasty was entirely due to Shi Chonggui's inability to control the Jin state, his lack of knowledge of the personnel, and his greed for pleasure.
"Mr. Yanshou and the Khitan chief have made a plan to officially lead the Jin army northward in July this year. By then, I am afraid that the Jin country will not be able to resist."
Zhao Xian was afraid that Zhang Zhao didn't know Yelu Deguang's determination to destroy the Jin Dynasty, so he tried his best to describe it in a more serious way.
Because the performance of Yelu Deguang and the Liao Kingdom during the first two trips south was really too impressive.
But Zhang Zhao did not take it lightly at all, because he not only knew that Hou Jin would definitely die, but also knew that Hou Jin was betrayed by these two beasts, Du Chongwei and Li Shouzhen.
"Calling the left and right state ministers, the bachelors of Qionglin Academy, the ministers of the six ministries, and the general soldiers of each town to gather in Liangzhou this month. When the Khitans enter the Central Plains, we will enter Guanzhong!"