"Your Majesty is in bed, on the Tianhui side, Zongfu and Zongbi want to assemble the army and plot the south of the Yangtze River... According to the report, Lord Alubu went south to train troops, and has already led the army to move to the Hebei camp. Zong Pan, Zong Jun and others are in Xijin. The new army trained by the government has also been prepared for combat. The military requirements that Mr. Wanyanchang handed over yesterday is twice that of last year. Has received His Majesty's seal..."
"I'm in a hurry, how can I get away?"
"Someone said that Lord Gushen detained the fine iron used in Lord Zongbi's Tiefu Tu last year..."
The rain poured down, and in the room of the Marshal's Mansion, as everyone took their seats, Wanyan Saba's report sounded first.
Although the plan of the year lies in the spring, but the snow melts and ice in the north is relatively late, and the major event of Wu Qimai's stroke has occurred. The finalization of the strategy, on the other hand, the old emperor's stroke means that the crown prince's upper position will become a major event. During this period of time, games and stances were going on in the open and secret. Regarding the grand strategy of going south, because people have mentioned it every year, the informal meeting at this time made everyone seem casual.
"You can't talk nonsense. His Royal Highness, the fourth prince, has a strong personality, which is the blessing of my country of Jin. It is not a day or two to plan for the south. If it really takes place this year, it is not a bad thing."
"In this way, I will wait for it to clear the road to the Central Plains."
"Last year in the Central Plains, the black flag was about to move. Tian Hu's chaos, we suppressed it and never started. Now it seems that it is time to make a move. This kind of great merit can't just be handed over to a few His Royal Highnesses in the west. "
In the room, you said every word, such as those in charge of military affairs such as Yinshu Ke, and they simply talked about the focus of sending troops to the south. Nanzheng discussed these ideas every year, and everyone came up with these ideas at their fingertips. However, in this atmosphere of casual chatting and laughing, the words in everyone's mouth also contained some unclear and cautious taste. Zong Han called everyone over. It was an informal meeting, and he just listened with a smile on his face, while Wanyan Xiyin lowered his eyebrows. When the scene was a little cold, he reached out and knocked on the table.
"Sending troops to the south, how to take the Central Plains has never been difficult. Qi, this is my big metal country, Liu Yu can't bear it, so take him back. It's just that the Central Plains is vast, and it's not easy to take it in your hands. Your Majesty is working hard and recuperating. For more than ten years, the number of my Jurchens has not increased very much. I once said that my Jurchens are dissatisfied with ten thousand, and they are invincible. But for more than ten years, the younger generation has been indulging in pleasure and has fallen into my Jurchen prestige. How many people are you? I have them at home, I have said many times, be vigilant!"
Xi Yin's eyes swept across the crowd, and the veterans who were sitting in the battlefield of the sea of blood, even the Han people, had a lot of courage, so he nodded his head. Xiyin paused: "Because there are not many Jurchens, I divided the people under my rule into five classes and managed them layer by layer, so as to be stable. Governing the previous territory of the Liao Kingdom has not yet appeared to be stretched, but if you want to swallow the Central Plains , These rules must be strictly set and used. The Central Plains are vast, and the population of southerners exceeds 10 million. If you really want to take back the power from Liu Yu, you have to start promoting people to move south. My Jurchen, Bohai people, Khitan people, and Han people need at least hundreds of thousands or even millions of people to pass by to be effective. These things originally needed to wait, but Zongfu Zongbi has great ambitions, so I can only pave the way for it... Good way."
His eyes were serious, and at the end, he glanced at Zong Han, and most of the people also looked at Zong Han. Gao Qingyi stood up and cupped his hands: "Gu Shen is right."
The rest of the people also expressed their opinions.
Zong Han looked at Xi Yin, then smiled and cupped his hands: "God Gu is an old man's words to seek the country." Looking around, "Alright, Your Majesty is ill, the current situation is uncertain, the southern expedition... It will cost the people and money, at this time, do If you don’t do it, you will have to convene the generals to discuss it clearly in the next few days. Today, I will also call everyone to chat and see what you think. Don’t leave today. There are two new cooks at home. The lamb is well roasted. I'll have a meal together. I still have military affairs, so I'll take care of it first."
He stretched out his hand to call for the steward, served refreshments, sang and danced, and Xi Yin stood up: "I also have some things to do, so I don't need dinner."
Zong Han raised his hand: "I will send Xi Yin."
Zong Han was handsome and burly, and Xi Yin was also strong, only slightly taller and thinner. The two went out together, and everyone knew that they had something to say, but they did not follow. On the way out, a steward swept away the servants in front of the mansion. The two walked through the hall and corridor, but they seemed a little quiet. They are now two of the most powerful people in the world, but they came out from the poor and weak. The life-threatening friendship has not been diluted too much by these powers.
After chatting some gossip along the way, Zong Han talked about the newly hired cook: "From Bohai, it was sent by Dayuanxi, with a high shelf and big feet. It was very rough on the bed, and the dishes were cooked in general. I heard that I want it. They, Dayuan Xi are very happy, come over quickly to thank you. If you are interested in Xi Yin, I will give you one."
"The commander is joking." Xi Yin shook his head, and after a while, he said, "The commander has seen the attitude of the generals today. People are harmless, but tigers hurt people. In the Central Plains, the commander still has to Take it seriously."
"My Jurchen man, why did you ever fear the bear and tiger?" Zonghan put his hands on his back and didn't care. He took a few steps before turning his head slightly, "Gu Shen, during these years of wars in the south and north, has Nianhan ever been in love with the power?"
"The commander has never been in love with power."
"Because I don't have to love the power." Zong Han waved, "I am here, it is the power!"
Heavy rain clattered.
"Thousands of people like you, me, Aguda and others were involved in the rebellion. Zongfu Zongbi was no more than a child of Huangkou. He fought for many years..." He said this with serious eyes, sighed a little, and clenched his fist again. , "I promise Aguda, be optimistic about the Jurchen family, what do the younger generation know! Without this handsome mansion, the Jin Kingdom will be in chaos, and the Central Plains will be in chaos! I will hand over the Central Plains to him, and he will not be able to eat it!"
"I knew the commander had this idea."
"The Central Plains is a small matter, and it falls in the eyes of others. It is a shame to fight for power with the juniors!" Zong Han waved his hand suddenly, turned around and walked forward, "If it were ten years ago, I would have killed Zong Bi!"
There was anger in his voice.
Since the establishment of the Jin Kingdom, although it is invincible, the biggest problem encountered has always been that the Jurchen population is too small. Many policies also come from this premise.
The emergence of the East-West political center stems from this. The huge territory and the lack of the ruling class, if only one core controls, many problems can't be reflected at all. At this time, Zong Han's talent and strong attitude make up for this part of the defect. , is also in charge of a large number of affairs in the Central Plains, it seems that the tail is too big, but if it is not the case, with the primitive regime of the Jurchen, let alone the remote control of the Central Plains, I am afraid that even the Jin Kingdom will be turbulent.
In addition to this, Jin Guo's current ethnic policy is also set up in these years to make up for the scarcity of Jurchens. In the territory of Jin State, the first-class people are naturally Jurchens, and the second-class people are Bohai people who used to be friends with Jurchen. This is the dynasty established by Da Zuorong in Tang Dynasty, which was later destroyed by Liao State, led by Daguangxiao. Some of the survivors resisted the Khitan, tried to restore the country, and moved to Goryeo, while the other part was still oppressed by the Khitan. A social celebrity in the Bohai Sea among the aristocratic circles of the Jin Dynasty.
The third class of people in the middle are the Khitan people who have been destroyed but are still brave. The fourth-class Han people are the Han residents who once lived in the Liao Kingdom, but the Han people are smart, and some of them got along well in the Jin Dynasty regime, such as Gao Qingyi, Shi Liai, etc. They are also regarded as the humerus that Zonghan relied on. minister. As for the people from the Central Plains south of Yanmen Pass, for the Jin Kingdom, they are not Han people, they are generally called Southerners.
Dividing strata, giving privileges, and controlling them layer by layer, Jin Guo’s regime can be maintained, and once the Jurchen wants to formally conquer the Central Plains and Jiangnan, the difficulty will be doubled, even if Jin Guo is under Wu Qimai’s rule. After ten years of recuperation, the number of Jurchens is still insufficient.
Now Wu Qimai is ill. On the one hand, Zongfu and others are talking about cutting the power of Marshal Zonghan's mansion. Before subduing the Marshal's Mansion.
The Marshal's Mansion wanted to deal with it, but the method was quite simple, but Zong Han was extremely arrogant in his entire life. Even if A Gu Da was alive, he was the second person next to the other party. Now he was provoked by several children, but he was very angry in his heart.
On the one hand, the other party uses the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman, and uses a dirty mind to guess himself.
On the other hand, even if a few children have more actions, how can you get me!
He was touched by these things, and he was always silent about the reminders of his subordinates. On the one hand, Xi Yin and others made suggestions to let him choose the most rational response. On the other hand, only Xi Yin and other people closest to him were afraid that the commander would make extreme actions in a fit of rage. The alternation of the Jin Kingdom’s regime is at least not passed down from father to son now, and there may not be some other possibilities in the future, but the more this is the case, the more cautious one needs to be. Of course, these are things that cannot be said at all.
Talking for a while now, Zong Han is a little angry, but in front of Xi Yin, it is not a statement, Xi Yin smiled: "It's enough to know what you have in mind, the beauty is too late, the hero will get old, and the younger generation is at the age of the wolf and wolf. … If it were Zongfu, he would have a more honest temperament, that’s all. Zongbi was suspicious and self-willed since he was a child. After Zong looked away, it was difficult for others to control him. Ten years ago, I beat him so much, but ten years later, he had to be more careful. Some, one day in the future, you and I will leave, and the younger generation in our family may be chased and beaten by him."
"Xiyin, you read a lot and worry a lot. Take it yourself." Zong Han smiled and waved his hand, "Zongbi can't make waves, but since they have to do things, how can I not take care of them? It's old and has a big temper, so I can still figure it out."
During these conversations, he was approaching the periphery of the handsome mansion. Xi Yin nodded, said a few words of small talk, and hesitated slightly: "Actually, I came here today, and there is one more thing I have to ask the commander for."
Zong Han turned around, Xi Yin had already bowed his hands and bowed down. Zong Han's eyes became serious, and he stretched out his hand to hold him: "What's the big deal?"
"The family is uneasy, there are some things to deal with, and I have some relationship with the commander... At this time, I am also going to deal with it."
Zong Han looked at him seriously for a moment, then raised his hand casually: "You have to deal with the affairs of your family. How affectionate do you and I are, to say such a thing... It has something to do with me? But you have to deal with some handsome man people?"
"That's not necessary..."
"Then you can go. This commander has a lot of time to deal with. How can I listen to the parents of your Xiyin family?"
He sent it to the mansion gate and said, "It's raining heavily, I won't send it." Seeing Xi Yin put on his cape, hung up his sword, got into the carriage, and said goodbye, Zong Han's eyes turned serious for a moment.
Xi Yin's wife is a Han Chinese. This matter is occasionally discussed in the upper ranks of Jurchen. Could it be that something has happened now? That was a real headache. Marshal Wanyan Zonghan shook his head, turned and walked towards the mansion.
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In the dim light, the sound of heavy rain drowned everything.
The cave was filled with damp and rancid smells, and the smell of blood filled the air. Accompanied by the heavy rain, he woke up from his slumber. With the light of the sky, he knew that he was not dead.
Since ten years ago, death has become more difficult than expected.
Maybe it was because of the assassination ten years ago, everyone went, and only I survived. Therefore, those heroes are always by my side, and I have to let myself survive like this.
However, it's not just me. Over the years, I have also heard the news that the one who assassinated Nianhan that day and survived by chance was still the senior Fu Lu next to Zongshi Zhou. The head was buried, and the location of the burial was later told to the inner demon Ning Yi. It is said that when the world is settled, the Black Banner Army will reveal the burial of Zhou Zongshi to the world so that future generations can pay homage.
I don't know if this matter is true or not, but in the past few years, in terms of the heart demon's personality and style, he felt that the other party would not lie about these matters. Even if the assassination of the king is the world's taboo, but even those who hate that demon, they have to admit that the other party is indeed incomparable in some respects.
I can't reach it myself, so I can only run over and do ordinary things.
I don't know where Senior Fu Lu is now. Ten years later, is he still alive in this world.
His body was entangled with injuries, he was tired, he thought about it for a while, and then he wondered if he would not die in the future. He assassinated Nianhan twice.
Leaving his life stabbed three times in a row, such a feat will shock everyone's jaws!
Just as he was thinking about it, in the sound of the rain outside, a small sound suddenly sounded.
Shi Jin grabbed the copper rod and tried to stand up, but then someone knocked on the outside of the cave.
is her? Shi Jin frowned.
Then the man came in slowly. Shi Jin leaned over and pressed his hand on the man's neck. He didn't press it, because the other party was a woman, but if the other party wanted to do something malicious, Shi Jin could also twist the other party's neck in an instant.
"... Ying, Hero... You are really here." The woman was startled at first, then calmed down.
"How did you find it?"
"The little girl said that she wants to deliver medicine to the hero."
This strange woman was the day he saw the second assassination. The other party was a Han Chinese, wearing a veil. He was very familiar with the environment outside Datong City. , He wanted to kill, but the other party actually gave him some wound medicine and pointed out two hiding places. Shi Jinxin didn't know the identity of the other party, and after taking the wound medicine, he was very careful to distinguish it, but he did not choose the hiding place pointed out by the other party to hide.
"I was originally the daughter of an official of the Wu Dynasty, and was taken captive to the north. Later, I was rescued by the Jurchen so that I could live here. Over the years, we have also rescued many Han slaves and sent them back to the south. I know A hero can't trust strangers, but you are seriously injured, if you don't deal with it, it will be difficult to get through. These wound medicines are all in good condition and easy to configure. Heroes have been in the world for a long time.
What the woman brought this time were all the raw materials for the medicine for golden sore. The condition was good, and the identification was not difficult. Shi Jin asked the other party to eat some of the various medicinal materials, and then they matched them by themselves. When the medicine was applied, the woman could not help but say something. The news inside and outside Datong made some suggestions. Nianhan is heavily guarded and quite difficult to kill. Rather than taking the risk of assassinating, it is better to help gather intelligence with such skills, and help to do other things that are more beneficial to the Wu Dynasty, etc.
Shi Jin listened to her chatter and asked, "Black flag?"
"The little girl is not a black flag person."
The woman shook her head, then talked about hiding, and pointed Shi Jin to two new hiding places: "If the hero can't trust me, I'm afraid it will be difficult to see him again in the future. If the hero can trust the little girl, we will discuss other things in detail on the day we meet again. The northern land is dangerous, people from the south are not easy to live, and heroes are cherished."
The woman got up and left. Shi Jin took the medicine and calmed down. Seeing the woman gradually disappearing into the rain, Shi Jin was about to fall asleep again. It's just that he has been in and out of the killing field for many years, and even in the most relaxed situation, his vigilance has never been let down.
Shi Jin put on the camouflage made of leaves, left the cave, sneaked quietly for a moment, and saw the searchers coming all over the mountains and plains.
"Bitch!"
He subconsciously cursed in his heart, his body was like water, and he was submerged in the heavy rain...
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The heavy rain continued to fall. In the evening of this early summer, it was getting dark early, and there was already the light of torches in the prison on the outskirts of Datong.
The torture was going on, the whip flew in the air, and every stroke brought a piece of flesh and blood, and the woman tied to the rack screamed hysterically and begged for mercy. Her original clothes had been whipped into strips of cloth, and the person in charge of the torture simply tore off her clothes and trousers. The woman was in good shape. In these tortures, sex was a common occurrence. But at least for now, the torturer was eager to ask something, and didn't put his own ** in the first place.
Occasionally they stopped beating to ask each other's words, and the woman shook her head while crying and continued to beg for mercy, but when she got there, she didn't even have the strength to beg for mercy.
The door was slammed open, and the tall figure and the entourage came in. The figure was dressed in a black cloak, with a dark-gold sword at his waist, and his steps were vigorous. The torturer in the cell hurriedly knelt down and gave a salute.
"Leave the head of the official arrests, and the irrelevant people go out!" Looking at the bloodied body of the woman in front of her, Wanyan Xiyin waved her hand and sent away a large number of followers. The torturer stayed behind. He was previously imprisoned in the city. Mandu Daru, who was in charge of the assassination case, and the other arresting officers also stayed behind, half-kneeling at the back and watching all this.
Wanyan Xiyin looked at the woman for a moment, then slowly stepped forward: "Qiu He... Wu Qiuhe, you were originally the niece of the governor of Kaifeng in the Wu Dynasty. You came to the Jin Kingdom and were rescued by your wife, so that you could escape. When it comes to the sinister things in the world, Wanyan Xiyin is a Jurchen, and I can tolerate your disrespect to me, but if you still have a half conscience, let me ask you... How does my wife treat you? She has treated you badly. Half an hour?"
The woman named Wu Qiuhe was originally the maid of Xi Yin's wife Chen Wenjun. Over the years, Xi Yin and Chen Wenjun had a deep relationship, and naturally met this Wu Qiuhe every day. At this time, Wu Qiuhe had blood dripping from his mouth, and shook his head: "No... no bad treatment..."
"Then why did you do such a thing?" Xi Yin said word by word, "Assassin who illicitly stabbed the commander, do you know how much trouble this will bring me...!?"
Wu Qiuhe stared at Xi Yin for a while, she opened her bloody mouth, and suddenly let out a hoarse laugh: "No, it's none of your business..."
After she said this, she paused, and then said: "I, I recruited, recruited... Yes... it is Gao Qingyi Master Gao..."
"Shut up!" As soon as Gao Qingyi uttered the three words, Xi Yin suddenly spoke, his voice was like thunder, and wanted to interrupt her.
The woman's voice was mixed in the middle: "... He pity me and love me, saying that if he kills the handsome, he can become a handsome and marry..."
"Bitch"
"Adults are not allowed"
At this moment, the deputy next to Mandu Daru shouted subconsciously, and Mandu Daru stretched out his hand and grabbed the opponent's neck, cutting the deputy's voice to his mouth. The flames flickered in the cell, and Xi Yinqiang pulled out his long sword and slashed it down.
The blood splashed away, the fire swayed for a while, and the fishy smell permeated.
Then Wu Qiuhe couldn't die any longer.
"Buried her!" Xi Yin carried the blood-stained long sword and turned to leave.
When the other party was far away from here, Mandu Daru and others stood up, and he quietly let go of his deputy's neck. The group of arresters looked at the corpses in the room, each of them speechless.
"Big, big..."
"This woman is very smart. She knows that if she says the name of Lord Gao, she will no longer be able to live." Mandu Daru said in a low voice, frowning, "Besides, how can you know whether Lord Gushen is willing to let go? She's alive. Don't get involved too much in the affairs of the big man, I'm afraid you won't die. Okay, let someone collect the corpse... "
Outside, the mountain search was still in progress in the heavy rain, perhaps because the search by the Tianluodiwang was unsuccessful in the afternoon, there was a conflict among the leaders who led the team, and there was a small quarrel. In a valley in the distance, Tang Minjie, who had already been soaked by the heavy rain, squatted on the ground, looking at the figures and sticks that fell in the mud not far away.
"Chen Wenjun, Wu Qiuhe... It's true, you are really a local snake, you can find someone..." He whispered, "It's a pity that I took advantage..."
In the early years, the black flag's intelligence network in the north was established with the efforts of Lu Yannian, Lu Mingfang and his son. After Lu Yannian's death, Lu Mingfang and Chen Wenjun established a relationship, and the development of the Northland Intelligence Network was really smooth. However, Chen Wenjun was originally the most confidential and senior informant in the Secret Investigation Division. Qin Siyuan died and Ning Yi killed the king. Although Chen Wenjun also helped the black flag, the interests of the two sides were actually separate. As a member of the Wu Dynasty, Chen Wenjun preferred It is a large group of the entire Han people, and the exchanges between the two parties are always a cooperative model, not an integrated system.
This is also the reason why Tang Minjie called Chen Wenjun and her subordinate Wu Qiuhe as "snakes".
"Stupid." When I had a chance to look back, I wanted to laugh at Wu Qiuhe.
He thought so.
At this time, Wu Qiuhe had been buried in the dark soil.