A knife in love

Chapter 1964
Murong Danyan didn't know anything about the past when the Northern Song Dynasty and the Kingdom of Jin signed an alliance at sea, so listening to Feng Wei's words was like a duck listening to thunder.However, Wang Xiaoyu confirmed what Feng Wei said with the stories he had heard Mr. Shu told, but except for Tong Guan's name, he had never heard of the rest. Every time he wanted to sarcasm, Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan stopped him with their eyes.

Feng Wei went on to say: "After hearing Ma Zhi's words, Mr. Tong Guan was in doubt. After all, he is a person who has seen the world, and he is the privy envoy of the Song Dynasty. Although Ma Zhi's words are reasonable, he must be trusted. But it was not easy for Mr. Tong Guan. After Ma Zhi finished speaking, Mr. Tong Guan just paced back and forth in the room and did not speak for a while.

"Ma Zhi knew that Mr. Tong Guan was in a high position, and this matter had a great relationship. If he believed him easily, it would be strange. So Ma Zhi then said to Mr. Tong Guan that he had asked the Liao court for leave and refused Said that he had a funeral at home, so he left the capital of the Liao Kingdom and went south, secretly catching up with the envoys of the Song Kingdom. He could go south with Master Tong Guan and meet Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty in Bianliang, Tokyo. At the same time, Master Tong Guan could Immediately send your confidants to the capital of the Liao Kingdom to inquire about the news. Naturally, you will know whether Ma Zhi is the Guanglu Qing of the Liao Kingdom. If Mr. Tong Guan still doesn't believe it, you might as well send spies deep into Liaodong. The Jurchens now account for more than half of the country. In Liaodong, after the spies went, they could immediately know whether Ma Zhi's story about the rise of the Jurchens was true or not.

"Master Tong Guan listened to Ma Zhi's words, and carefully recalled what he saw in the Liao Kingdom for more than ten days. It was indeed as Ma Zhi said. Their fat heads and big ears have been washed away by wine. Moreover, although these people have fierce expressions on their faces, they seem to be quite worried. As for the soldiers of the Liao army, although their helmets are bright, During the rehearsal, they walked heavily, and many of the sergeants were 50 to [-] years old. It stands to reason that the Khitan people would definitely send the most elite soldiers and horses of the Liao Kingdom to show off their military might It is definitely not these old and weak soldiers who come out to practice. In this way, Ma Zhi's statement that the elite of the Liao army has been exhausted by the Jurchens may be true.

"Thinking of this, Mr. Tong Guan has already made up his mind. He wants Ma Zhi to follow the envoy of the Song Dynasty for thirty miles and slowly enter the Song Dynasty. In this way, the Liao Kingdom will have no excuse to detain the envoy of the Song Dynasty. At the same time, Master Tong Guan sent one of his most trusted guards to carry a large sum of money and quietly return to the capital of the Liao Kingdom to find out if there is a Guanglu Qing named Ma Zhi in the Liao Kingdom court. If there is a chance, ask whether Khitan is in Liaodong I suffered a great loss.

"Until Master Tong Guan, Senior Fellow Zheng Yunzhong and others returned to the territory of the Song Dynasty, Ma Zhi still followed for thirty miles at a leisurely pace. In order to keep the secrets, Master Tong Guan asked Senior Bachelor Zheng Yunzhong to lead the brigade first with an excuse. He left behind with only a few cronies and secretly joined Ma Zhi. When they arrived in Bianliang, Tokyo, the spies sent by Master Tong Guan to the capital of Liao Kingdom to inquire about news had also rushed back. He reported to Master Tong Guan that The news obtained from the capital of the Liao Kingdom is indeed as Ma Zhi said. Moreover, the Liao army suffered another major defeat in Liaodong two months ago. 10,000+ people were killed by the Jurchens. The defeat report was handed over to the Liao Dynasty court , although the kings and ministers of the Liao Kingdom did not dare to spread the news, but 10,000+ people died in battle, how can such a major event be concealed? Right now, everyone in Khitan is in danger, and the emperor of the Liao Kingdom is planning to move the capital to avoid the Jurchens. Liao The soldiers of the country were even more frightened by it, and there were rumors that "Jurchen is not full of ten thousand, and full of ten thousand is invincible".

"After listening to the spy's report, Mr. Tong Guan had no doubts in his heart, and immediately had a long talk with Ma Zhi. The two met each other and hit it off. A few days later, Mr. Tong Guan brought Ma Zhi into the palace to meet Emperor Huizong. Ma Zhiyuan His name was Ma Liangsi, but when he became an official in the Liao court, he was worried that the Khitan people would know his details, so he changed his name to Ma Zhi to conceal the Khitan people's eyes and ears. When Master Tong Guan brought him into the palace, he was afraid that there would be Liao He asked Ma Zhi to call himself the heir of Li Liang. Ma Zhi paid homage to Emperor Huizong, and offered a strategy of uniting the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty. He said to Emperor Huizong that for more than a hundred years, the Khitan people had oppressed the Jurchens extremely tragically. Hundreds of thousands of Jurchens were killed, and the Jurchens were forced to pay tribute of gold, silver and jewelry. If they refused, the army would attack. In order to reduce the population of the Jurchens, the Khitans would send cavalry to Liaodong every spring and autumn. Kill the strong and strong men in the Jurchens tribe, so as to prevent the Jurchens from multiplying, and the tail will not be lost. Therefore, the Jurchens hate the Liao people for cutting their bones, and rise up to resist from time to time. In the past ten years, the Jurchens' resistance has become more and more fierce, while the Khitan people They are not as fierce as they were more than a hundred years ago, and the offensive and defensive momentum of both sides has reversed. After several battles, the Khitans retreated steadily, and almost gave up the entire territory of Liaodong to the Jurchens. I am afraid that after a while, the Jurchens will enter Guan. I heard that the Jurchens have already established a country named Dajin. If the Song Dynasty sent envoys to make an alliance with Dajin and attack the Khitan people from the north and the south, it would be possible to rejuvenate the country.

"After Emperor Huizong heard this, he was startled and uncertain. He turned his head and said to Tong Guan, who was standing by the side, that the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom signed an alliance in Chanzhou, and they would not attack each other. There has been no war for more than a hundred years. Now Liao The country has no intention of invading the south, but the Song Dynasty formed an alliance with the Jin country and attacked the Liao country. It is suspected of breaking the alliance. I am afraid that this is inappropriate.

"Your Majesty Tong Guan knew that Emperor Huizong was greedy for pleasure and did not want to confront the Khitan people. As a privy envoy, he was in charge of the military. If he fought hard in front of the emperor, he would probably leave an excuse for the court ministers. If he fought with the Jin Kingdom Make a covenant to attack the Liao Kingdom. It's okay to win. Once the battle is unfavorable, those ministers who have long been dissatisfied with Mr. Tong Guan will definitely attack him. Words immediately flooded the court. At that time, even Lord Tong Guan could not speak clearly. Therefore, after hearing what Emperor Huizong had said, he just bowed and said that this matter is of great importance, and it is up to His Majesty to decide.

"Actually, Lord Tong Guan had already negotiated with Emperor Huizong before bringing his horse to the palace. Seeing that Emperor Huizong was unwilling to send troops, Ma Zhi immediately said to Emperor Huizong that the Jin Kingdom is united, the three armies use their lives, and the Liao army They are definitely not their opponents. In less than three years, the Liao Kingdom will be wiped out by the Jin Kingdom. Once the Jin Kingdom destroys the Liao Kingdom, the Youyun Sixteen Prefectures will fall into the hands of the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Army is a hundred times stronger than the Liao Army. At that time, if the Kingdom of Jin wants to annex the Great Song Dynasty and attack from north to south. The Great Song Dynasty does not have the sixteen prefectures of Youyun as a barrier. Even if it wants to have an alliance of Chanzhou, it is absolutely impossible. It is better to first Signed an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin to attack the Liao Kingdom. After the destruction of the Liao Dynasty, the Song and Jin countries took the Great Wall as the boundary to occupy the north and the south. At that time, even if the Kingdom of Jin had a different intention and wanted to go south in a large scale, the sixteen prefectures of Youyun were already in the Great Wall. In the hands of Song, if Jin soldiers want to go south, it is more difficult than ascending to the sky."

(End of this chapter)