In the spring of the ninth year of Jinghan in the Wu Dynasty, the war between Jin and Liao, at first glance, was actually quite surprising and childish.
A few years ago, Jin and Liao only negotiated peace. This time, the Liao Kingdom made a lot of concessions. Yelu Yanxi officially ennobled Wanyan Aguda as the Great Sage Emperor, called Jin Kingdom his brother, and cut off Liaodong and Changchun. In fact, the two roads of the Jin Kingdom have already been occupied, and it is just a pretense to say that the ceding is just a pretense—250,000 taels of silver silk are paid to the Jin Kingdom every year. This is almost to drop the alliance of Tan Yuan and sign them to Jin Guo.
However, at the beginning of the Tanyuan Alliance, the Wu and Liao dynasties were relatively equal powers. At this time, although they owed the contract due to the situation, the power of Jin and Liao was actually disproportionate. In the final analysis, there are only so many Jurchens, and there are too few people in the Jin Kingdom. The reason why Wanyan Aguda achieved such a god-like record at the beginning was not because of how confident Wanyan Aguda really was, but because he only had more than 20,000 people on hand. After several years of continuous battles and victories, in fact, the strength of the Jin Kingdom was disproportionate to that of the Liao Kingdom.
Because of this reason, Yelu Yanxi signed the contract and consciously gave up a big step. After thinking about it, it was probably certain that Jin Guo should not want to fight any more, so he felt relieved. In the eyes of other people, Jin Guo already had a foundation of business, and it was time to stop and recuperate. It was human nature, so the contract was settled, and everyone believed it more or less. In any case, such contracts are usually valid for several years.
This year, Wanyan Aguda is fifty-two years old.
From what will happen in the future, this heroic figure who started fighting against the Liao Kingdom in his forties and led tens of thousands of Jurchens to stand on an equal footing with the Liao Emperor in a mere ten years is obviously unwilling to do so. Leave the hegemony that can be accomplished to future generations. But at that time, what happened in this spring was actually a little playful and ridiculous on the surface.
Yelu Yanxi was initially reluctant to admit that Wanyan Aguda was the emperor. He originally wanted to call Wanyan Aguda the king of Donghuai who fooled around, but Wanyan Aguda was someone who was easily fooled. He lost his temper and Yelu Yanxi He shrank from there, and had to call him the Great Sage Emperor. After this matter was settled, Yelu Yanxi put down a big stone in her heart and felt that she could finally settle down for a few years - he is a person who hates trouble, likes touring mountains and waters, loves world peace, and has a good personality. Suddenly, something came to mind.
The eldest of his family, Yelu Abaoji, the emperor of Liao, whose first-life hegemony is comparable to Wanyan Aguda at this time, is also called the Great Sage Emperor. The title was given to him, which is unfilial. So when he turned around, he sent a messenger over to ask Aguda if he could take back the title of emperor and change it.
Poor people are more concerned about face, A Gu has worked hard all his life, and finally became emperor, but you are making such a fool of an emperor. Isn't this a slap in the face. At the end of the second month of the lunar calendar, the Jin Kingdom vowed to attack Liao. On the 26th of the third month of the lunar calendar, Wanyan Aguda officially launched a general attack on Linhuangfu in Shangjing, one of the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom. , soldiers approaching the city.
At this time, guarding Linhuang Mansion was the veteran general of the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Tabuye. Although he had failed several times in the battle against the Jin Kingdom, in all fairness, he was not a mediocre person. some. As the political capital of the Liao Kingdom, Linhuang Mansion has a high city and a thick pool and is heavily guarded.
Perhaps also considering that the city was not easy to attack, Aguda sent Wanyan Zongxiong to persuade him to surrender, but Xiao Tashibuye's favorite grandson, Jian, died at the hands of Jurchen in the Battle of Ningjiang Prefecture a few years ago, and persuaded him to surrender. Naturally it failed.
Relying on the strength of the city, Xiao Tate doesn't actually have a great sense of urgency. Liao is still a thin and dead camel larger than a horse. Even if he can't beat Wanyan Aguda, he has already done a good job of defending the number by relying on the strong city. Month, the idea of waiting for reinforcements. On the other hand, Aguda was also very straightforward. In the morning, they sent Yan Zongxiong to persuade him to surrender, but they failed. In the morning, they launched an attack on Linhuang Mansion. Wanyan's mother took the lead in rushing to the capital of Shangjing.
This was another outcome of the war that no one had expected. The fortified city that originally thought it could last for at least a few months fell under Wanyan Agu's hands in just half a day. When the setting sun on this day dyed the sky into dusk, A Gu Da and a group of generals under his command stepped into the city gate, and the Jurchen soldiers had already rushed in, washing the entire city into a smoke of wolves.
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"Even if it's open, it's a bit too much..."
After drinking the tea in his hand, Ning Yi sighed. He didn't know much about Wanyan Aguda's life story before, although most of the founding monarchs of each dynasty and generation had some deeds or actions that were too powerful to be human. But at this time, listening to Mr. Qin's words, he still felt shocked beyond words. People in this era hated the Liao Kingdom, so they were still close to the Jin Kingdom. When speaking of it, most of them regarded Wanyan Aguda as a hero who was born out of the world. Ning Yi was also somewhat impressed by his affairs. However, when Qin Lao talks about it at this time, it is not necessarily all joy.
"Open... hang?"
"It means cheating."
"Oh, huh, that's true." Qin Lao nodded and smiled, and then his eyes were a little disappointed, "A hero, in any case, this Wanyan Aguda is indeed a world leader, and he used troops against Liao. , it's just sooner or later, it's not unexpected. Since I've started at this time, I must have signed a treaty with my Wu Dynasty. Just wait for my army to move, Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures..."
He sighed, Ning Yi looked at him, then thought about it, raised the teapot and poured tea: "It seems to be true, at the time when Jin was regarded as a big country, allied with gold to fight against Liao, and devoured wolves, it was Mr. Qin. Your plan, right?"
"It's not a final plan." The old man shook his head and sighed, "It's just that I was forced to have nowhere to go, I just thought of some tricks, and now... I also have ideas about subduing Yanyun, and I wanted to join forces at the beginning. Not only Jurchen, but Jurchen didn’t even see the days of the early days. I scolded me and took the blame, so I quit. In the past few years, the situation has changed, and I designed it back then. There are discrepancies, but they can finally grasp it, and the day has finally come..."
In the early months, the old man had been silent about it, not talking about topics related to the current situation. It was only today that he was finally able to speak. He had waited for eight years for the Jin and Liao to be evenly matched and to officially start the war. At this time, he naturally felt relieved, but he didn't seem to be happy when he was relieved. He is usually humorous and easy-going, but there is a sense of majesty and courage in his speech, but at this time, seeing his gray hair, his majesty is gone, and the rest is easy-going and a little tired. He has been forbearing for the past eight years, seemingly peaceful, but in fact, watching the changes in the overall situation, he must also be burdened with unspeakable pressure, and it will be difficult to live.
At this time, the courtyard was quiet, and the leaves were swaying in the breeze. Ning Yi probably felt the old man's mood, but he was slightly emotional. The history at this time was different from what was known in the past, but in any case, as a participant, the old man did his best in it and made his own achievements. Ning Yi picked up the teacup and took a sip, realizing that he didn't need to say anything at this time. The old man thought for a while and laughed.
"Still that sentence, is Liheng willing to go to the capital and do a career?"
In the past, Kang Xian often asked him if he wanted to be an official, but Qin Lao just watched, but at this time, it was he who asked, and Ning Yi shook his head: "Oh, the future of your old man is uncertain, you don't follow him. You fuck."
"Pretend..."
Ning Yi made a joke, and Lao Qin pointed it out casually: "Actually... A few years ago, I saw the competition between Jin and Liao becoming more and more fierce, and I was only relieved, but in recent years, the more I watched them fight, I felt The more uneasy you feel in your heart, the truth of it, you should know Liheng."
"Weak countries have no diplomacy?"
The old man was stunned for a while, then nodded: "Liheng really understands this, in a sentence, weak countries have no diplomacy... Wanyan Agu fought more than 2,000 people to fight against the millions of heroes of Jin, out of Hedian, Huanglongfu, Hu Budagang... Battle after battle, I heard from the people of the DPRK and the Chinese, saying that this man is indeed an unparalleled hero, and that the Liao people are exhausted. But now we have friction with the Liao people at the border, and we must be defeated like a mountain. 20,000 guards at Dagang, breaking 700,000, the Jurchen is invincible, incredible, but if 700,000 Liao soldiers attack our Wu Dynasty, who will be the enemy of our Wu Dynasty? Li Gang, Tong Guan, Zhong Zhong Shi Dao? This golden soldier… Who will be attacked after Liaoning? Liheng, I always feel that what I thought was not saving the Wu Dynasty, but actually pushing Wu Chao into the fire pit…”
"I worry too much." Ning Yi glanced at him, "There are not enough people in the Jin Kingdom. For the time being, this is a weakness. As long as people are willing to work hard and seize the opportunity to breathe, the Wu Dynasty can still be saved."
"What I'm afraid of is that one day the golden soldiers will go south, and they won't be able to breathe. What should I do?"
"It's time to subjugate your country. Old man, how many things do you want to do alone?"
"One thing is one thing."
"You are too arrogant."
"Ha ha."
The two laughed for a while. After a while, Ning Yi raised the teacup and said, "Elder Qin, stop talking nonsense, I understand what you mean, the capital... If there is a chance, I will go there. If there is something I can do then, I will ask Lao Qin to take care of it. One or two. Now I just hope... I won't be too persistent at that time, hehe... "
In all fairness, Ning Yi had some admiration for what the old man in front of him did. He has no plans to become an official, and he doesn't think that if the situation really takes a turn for the worse in the future, he will be able to turn the tide. After all, manpower is sometimes poor. It's just that if there is a chance to contribute a little in the future, of course it doesn't matter, so there is no need to block the road between words.
The two sides had known each other for two years, during which they talked many times, and they understood each other's personalities, but Qin Siyuan didn't quite understand the last sentence. Only a few years later, people who really know Ning Yi will probably understand how thoroughly he will make things happen once he really intends to do things well.
That is... a concept that not many people dare to think about in almost the entire era.
Of course, it was only a peaceful and peaceful early summer, and it was impossible to let go of the appointment with his wife. The two then chatted about the situation in Jinliao for a while, and after a few days, Su Taner had already arranged everything, Ning Yi bid farewell to Yunzhu and Jin'er. The family took a big boat and went east along the Yangtze River towards Yangzhou.
In May, the news of the war between Jinliao and Liaoning spread all over the country.
At the end of May, Qin Siyuan revived, and was directly promoted to Shangshu Right Pushe and Tongzhong Shumenxia Pingzhang Shi, and the rest were numerous. The reason for his revival was not made clear to the world, but he also invisibly affirmed the authenticity of those rumors from previous years. Hall of fame, no two at a time.
The wheel turns and turns, and the history of the Jin, Liao and Wu kingdoms has entered a new chapter.
At the same time, on the grasslands in the northwest of the Liao Kingdom, a tribe named Qiyan had raised the banner of anti-Liao, and on the grasslands, they fought from the south to the north and expanded their power like locusts. They are like a cyclone hidden in a corner that no one expected, waiting to continue their strength, and finally expand into a huge storm that tears everyone's eyes...
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Modification, modification, deletion of thousands of words of dialogue, um, some things will be explained later, fast forward when it is time to fast forward...