Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 928

"Golden State?"

Hearing the familiar words from Cong Lan Congxi's mouth, Li Yan paused for a while in teasing Xiao Shizi.

From these two short words, Lan Congxi heard the unusual mood swings, and hurriedly looked at his nose, nose and heart, not daring to express any personal opinions.

This master's attitude towards the Ministry of Internal Affairs is quite strict.

There is no deliberate suppression, but rules have also been promulgated to combat any opportunistic behavior.

For example, some rich households, in order to occupy a place in the new dynasty, deliberately castrated their concubine sons into the palace, hoping to get close to the royal family and gain power.

Those who have done this so far have basically been labeled as "bullies". Unless they are really good citizens who keep their own laws, they will surely find all kinds of evidence of evil. Taking a step back, those good people will not castrate their sons and send them to the palace internal things.

Although the number of servants was controlled, the treatment of servants in the palace was as good as in the previous dynasty. The concubine treated the palace servants kindly. Judging from his words and deeds, this Highness really did not discriminate against castrated people.

Lan Congxi didn't know whether it was good or bad. As the eunuch who used to be in the same position as Tong Guan, Yang Jian, and Jia Xiang, and the only one who survived to the new dynasty, he naturally had the ambition to control a certain amount of power in the palace, but He didn't dare to reveal the slightest bit, for fear that he wouldn't be able to maintain his current status, so he could only keep currying favor with the king's father and mother, and ponder over every detail.

Compared to the well-known brain racking, Li Yan's mood swings are actually very simple: "Jin Guo, what a fateful country!"

Historically, the deep-seated reason for Wanyan Aguda's taking the country name is unknown, but the current Jin Kingdom should be based on the name of Hushui from its ancestral land, which means gold, and gold is the country name.

In fact, this also represents the meaning of expansion, because according to the previous statement, the Jurchens will move out of the Liao Kingdom and live in the Koryo Kingdom.

But no matter in terms of specific actions or national ambitions, the Jurchens will not only not give up their ancestral land, but want more.

When Li Yan came to the Mingde Hall of the former dynasty, a group of purple-robed dignitaries saluted, and the discussion was also about the Jurchen envoys.

Lu Junyi was the first to speak: "Jurchen and Goryeo joined forces, used despicable means to attack the Lianshui army, and wanted to use this to establish a country. I think it is absolutely unacceptable!"

Hua Rong said: "His Royal Highness has always emphasized that the Jurchens are the great enemy of the north. We are ashamed, and finally feel contemptuous. This time, the Lianshui Army was defeated, and the Jurchens took the opportunity to establish a country. The threat is visible, and we must punish them with all our strength!"

Not to mention the Dudu's Mansion, even the Ministry of Education and the Sixth Department are one-sided.

What is good at the top must be followed by the bottom, what kind of king has what kind of courtiers, it is impossible for the weak to seek peace in this palace, and the attitude towards the Kingdom of Jin is naturally never allowed!
Li Yan nodded slightly, but looked at Han Jiayan. Since Li Gefei had a grandson, he is now in a semi-retired state, and this Minister of Rites entered the palace again: "Is there an answer from Emperor Liao?"

Han Jiayan said: "Your Highness, Xiao Wuna, King of Lanling, died of illness. The Liao Emperor was in great grief and found it difficult to manage the government."

Li Yan's eyes moved slightly: "That old official has worked hard for the Liao Kingdom all his life and is worthy of respect. His death at this time is another big blow to the Liao Kingdom!"

After sighing, he looked at the ministers: "I know what you think, the population of the Jurchen is over there, no matter how strong the military capability is, the energy consumption will kill them, but the key now is that our Yan and the Jurchen are about to establish a country. Jin is not bordering, and there is a Liao country in the middle!"

The faces of the officials are slightly gloomy. This is indeed the biggest problem. The country of Yan and Goryeo, where Jurchen is located, do not border at all, so they sent the navy to go there before, but they want to rely on the navy to transport the troops into the Korean peninsula and launch a war of annihilation , obviously powerless...

Lu Junyi was straightforward: "If the Liao Kingdom delays in replying and just sit back and watch the Jurchens launch a surprise attack on our army, that means tearing up the Yan-Liao alliance. Our army can go northward and destroy the Liao Kingdom!"

Cai Jing hurriedly dissuaded: "No, if I, Da Yan, destroy the Liao Kingdom, it will be beneficial to the Jurchen. The Jurchen can use the resentment of the people of the Liao Kingdom towards us to strengthen them. In case of a slight setback in the war, a grassland will rise in the north The country is strong!"

Zhu Wuze said: "On the contrary, if the Jurchens destroy the Liao Kingdom, it will benefit my Dayan. We can take advantage of the Liao people's admiration for the Han culture and absorb them!"

Wu Yong's eyes flickered: "We and the three parties have now formed a delicate balance. The Liao Kingdom is in the middle. If there is nothing to do, the Jurchen can use the Liao Kingdom as a barrier to gradually embezzle its strength, and we will force the Jurchen to attack the Liao Kingdom. , at the right time, strike a thunderbolt, destroy the Jurchens, and wipe out the threat of the northern grassland!"

After hearing this, Lu Junyi couldn't help admitting his mistake: "Everyone's words are reasonable, I was impulsive!"

Li Yan smiled: "Very good."

This is the Zhongshu Province and the Governor's Mansion he wants. The significance of civil servants is not to suppress generals, but to hold back the urge to use force at the right time. The two sides complement each other, and there will be no disadvantages.

It's a pity that such a state is too difficult to achieve, and it is more of mutual rivalry. Li Yan also trained for a long time to have this relatively good balance, and asked: "How is the situation in Liao now?"

Shi Qian understood why he should care about the situation in the Liao Kingdom, and the conversation changed: "It's very bad, the Liao Emperor blindly hunted and ignored the government. Now that the Lanling King died, there was another natural disaster on the Shangjing Road, which made things worse."

Hua Rong said: "There are many tribes in the Liao Kingdom, especially the border tribes, who have always needed the authority of the Liao Emperor to appease them. Now that the Liao Emperor's prestige is declining, these border tribes may be the first to fall to Jurchen."

Li Yandao: "With the loss of the land of Yanyun, the Liao Kingdom has changed from a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural country to a nomadic country outside the Great Wall. The internal structure should change. Such a change will be very difficult for a wise monarch. Emperor Tianzuo directly chose to escape..."

"The biggest taboo of rulers is that one is high-sightedness and low-handedness, and they are overjoyed, and the other is that they are irresponsible and paralyzed. If these two points are mixed at the same time, no matter how good the country is, it will be defeated. Emperor Sui Yang is the best example."

"Even though Emperor Tianzuo was not at the level of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, he possessed both of these two points. First, he was very happy, and he was personally conquered by the emperor. Now that he has suffered setbacks, he has no responsibility. He is paralyzed by hunting himself. The day of national ruin is not far away!"

As for the evaluation of the emperor, only His Royal Highness Yan Wang can evaluate it, and the others can only listen.

Cai Jing silently wrote down the train of thought of this analysis, assuming that he did not have any make-up lessons at Suian College.

With his status and literary talents, he will have a role in teaching the prince in the future. Compared with other great Confucians who are eager to export their own ideas, he thinks that how to fit this person's ideas is the most important thing.

Li Yan actually didn't explain it thoroughly.

The rise of the Yan Kingdom, in a sense, is the dividend of Zhao Ji and Yelu Yanxi, two faint kings.

As long as two emperors who are not so top-notch are replaced, or even if there is only one top-notch emperor, the Yan Kingdom will not be able to achieve such a scale in just a few years.

After all, crouching dragons and phoenixes gather together, and the country of Yan rises strongly, but the Hunjun does not only take effect on one side. Now that the country of Yan has had enough, Jurchen has also begun to eat dividends and take advantage of the opportunity to grow stronger.

Regardless of Jurchen's small population and vain ruling foundation, once Jurchen is allowed to embezzle even half of the Liao Kingdom's heritage, it will pose an unparalleled threat. This is definitely worthy of vigilance.

Therefore, the strategic goal must be clear: "Aiming at Jurchen's tearing up of the peace covenant, occupying the territory of Koryo, and despicable acts of establishing a country, not only our country of Yan will not allow it, but the country of Liao, as an ally, must also condemn it severely. Use weapons to attack, forcing Jurchen to declare war with Liao."

"How to achieve this step, you can discuss it carefully, and come here first today."

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"Sir, please retire!"

The officials stood up and saluted with solemn expressions.

Combined with what was said before, this is not an easy task to accomplish.

But after walking out of Mingde Hall, Zhu Wu and Wu Yong raised their brows slightly and started discussing with Cai Jing.

Lu Junyi discussed with Hua Rong and Shi Qian in a low voice, and they all had a similar idea.

If Emperor Tianzuo, a foolish emperor, cannot lead the Liao Kingdom to suppress Jurchen, then he will be replaced...

When they got outside the palace, the two sides met their eyes and gave a name at the same time: "Yelu Dezhong?"

Seeing that there was a tacit understanding, everyone just chuckled and left with confidence to make specific plans.

"There is an urgent military situation from the Ministry of Secrets!"

As soon as he returned to the Governor's Mansion, Shi Qian received information: "The Jurchens have formed a fleet at Bilandu, which opened the capital and established Chengjiang Estuary, with the intention of sailing far away."

Since the defeat of the Lianshui Army, all parties have learned their shame and acted bravely. The efficiency has improved, and the Ministry of Secrets has also sent a large number of secret spies to the Korean peninsula. Shi Qian has no doubts about the accuracy, but feels a little incredible: "Could it be that this Jurchen has seized a batch of our ships and wants to attack our Yanjing with a navy?"

He didn't dare to be negligent, so he specially circled this line, and wrote down the order: "Explore again! Find out the crew of the fleet, equip weapons, sailing route..."

When the information was sent back to Yanjing at the fastest speed, Shi Qian was surprised at first, and then terrified: "The Han officials of Korea are also in the fleet, and the sailing route avoids the channel guarded by our Yan army, so we took these people to go south on purpose. ... Could it be that this Jurchen traitor is aiming at Zhao Song, wanting to coerce the emperor to command the princes?"

There is no doubt that this is undoubtedly a wise choice for the Jurchens who only have force and no background.

But the Lianshui army was defeated, and there were also Zhang Heng's Linjiang army and Li Jun's Tongyuan army. The other party did what they did, and they really managed to win the battle...

The matter was so important that Shi Qian immediately wrote down the ins and outs in details and submitted it to the palace.

The instructions in the palace were very fast, and in just half an hour, the memorial returned to the Dudu's mansion, and it was written on the back:

"Don't obstruct, don't assist, just watch the changes in the south of the Yangtze River!"

(End of this chapter)