Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 455 A Thousand Years of Opportunity (Please Subscribe!)
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"How does Song Dynasty explain these things?"

Facing Wanyan Yinshuke's questioning, Wang Fu was speechless.

If Li Yan is counted as a minister of Song according to the previous covenant signed between Song State and Jin State, then it can be said that Song State has completely violated the contract, not only has no integrity at all, but also has the suspicion of going to war with Jin State.

After a long silence, Wang Fu said, "I can't answer you now, how about we talk about it tomorrow?"

Wanyan Yinshu could understand that Wang Fu was going to ask Zhao Ji for instructions and to discuss with other Song officials.

Wanyan Yinshu knew that this was an inevitable move, and did not object, but said: "The war between us and Li Yan is about to break out, so you Song State had better make a decision quickly, our Jin State has decided to form an alliance with you Song State , or form an alliance with Li Yan."

Wang Fu's pupils suddenly shrank!
The words of Wanyan's silver technique made Wang Fu think of a very terrible situation - the alliance between Li Yan and the Kingdom of Jin!

"If Li Yan formed an alliance with the Jurchens, then... the Liao Kingdom, which has been divided into pieces, cannot be the opponent of the Jurchens and Li Yan. At that time, the north of Yanyun belonged to the Jurchens, and the south of Yanyun... the Song Dynasty is in danger !"

After thinking about it, Wang Fu said to Wanyan Yinshu: "You must have investigated Li Yan very clearly."

Regarding Li Yan, it is not difficult to investigate at all.

Li Yan was very famous in the Song Dynasty, and there were many rumors and legends about Li Yan. Some storytellers even compiled some of Li Yan's deeds into jokes.

Therefore, as long as you are willing, you can easily collect a lot of information about Li Yan.

As for the relationship between Li Yan and the State of Song, you can find out about it with the important officials in the court, or analyze it carefully.

To put it bluntly, these are actually not secrets, that is, it is because communication is inconvenient in this era, otherwise the Wanyan silver technique would not be used in the Song Dynasty, and these things can be figured out.

Of course, in name, including in the perception of the public, the relationship between Li Yan and the State of Song is still a subordinate relationship.

However, people of insight know that this is only a superficial phenomenon, and Li Yan has long been a trouble that Song Guowei can't get rid of.

And Wanyan Yinshu has indeed clarified these things, especially the things about Li Yan.

Seeing that Wanyan Yinshu did not deny it, Wang Fu said: "Li Yan, who was born as a bandit, is barbaric, cunning, has no integrity at all, and is very ambitious. If your Dajin Kingdom forms an alliance with Li Yan, you will be devoured by him. this."

After speaking, Wang Fu asked his servants to invite Wanyan Yinshu to wait for others to rest, while Wang Fu went to the palace overnight to see Zhao Ji.

No wonder Wang Fu was so eager. If Li Yanzhen united with the Kingdom of Jin and Li Yan occupied Yanjing, it might be a catastrophe for the Kingdom of Song.

"We must not let such a thing happen!" Wang Fu thought in his heart.

After entering the palace, after inquiring, Wang Fu learned that Zhao Ji was with Concubine Qiao now.

This Concubine Qiao is the concubine who is more favored by Zhao Ji after the passing of Concubine Liu.

But Concubine Qiao is far less virtuous than Concubine Liu.

Some time ago, Zhao Ji drew a picture of "Water Playing in Bingji" casually, and planned to give it to Concubine Qiao.

After hearing the news, Concubine Qiao made public and said: "The pair of 鸂鶒 in "The Picture of 鸂鶒 Playing in the Water" refers to the official family and her.

As a result, there was a lot of turmoil, which made Zhao Ji very upset, he had no intention of government affairs, and he did not want to see Concubine Qiao again.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Qiao was so clever that she got Zhao Ji into her palace again.

Wang Fu sighed: "Concubine Qiao is really a good means!", and came to Concubine Qiao's palace with ease.

After being introduced into the study by the eunuch, Wang Fu saw Zhao Ji painting.

Although he felt that the possibility of Li Yan and Jin Guo being united was very tricky, Wang Fu still didn't dare to interrupt Zhao Ji's interest.

It wasn't until Zhao Ji put down his pen in satisfaction, called Wang Fu to come forward, and said, "How about looking at my "Shen Shi Fu"?", Wang Fu dared to come forward.

The day before yesterday, Zhao Ji visited Gen Yue, which was about to be completed.

This royal garden has been built for several years, and Zhao Ji spent countless efforts.

Now that the construction is about to be finished, how can Zhao Ji not care about such a major event?
Zhu Xi became more and more effective in handling affairs. Not only did he get Zhao Ji a sacred stone of Taihu Lake with thousands of exquisitely carved holes, but he also took him to see two cypress trees that were naked and uncommon.

After returning to the palace, Zhao Ji suddenly thought that the juniper tree on the left, with its tall pavilions and pavilions, covered the clouds and stones, just like the majestic appearance of the Song Dynasty when it destroyed the Liao and captured the swallows, and the majestic eighths. The one on the right grew lower. He is shorter, with slanted branches, but he also has an arrogant posture, just like Emperor Tianzuo who had to prostrate before his throne and beg for surrender after the fall of the Liao Dynasty.

These two juniper trees catered well to Zhao Ji's mind.

Therefore, Zhao Ji made up the inscriptions of "the juniper of the morning sun and the dragon" and "the juniper of the crouching cloud and the dragon", and asked the internal supervisor to send it to Zhu Xi to make a jade plaque and hang it on the tree.

Although this has been done, Zhao Ji still feels insufficient in his heart, so he wrote another "Fu on Shuanghui" to aspire to its prosperity.

After Wang Fu read "The Fu on Double Junipers", he praised: "The characters of the official family are really like the ape flying over the tree, and the water flowing freely, and the momentum is magnificent. Looking at the Fu of the official family again... Zhibi Qin Huang Han Wu, the grandeur is better than Tang Zong Taizu. Good Fu! Good Fu!"

Wang Fu's words hit Zhao Ji's mind.

Thinking of their magnificent Song Dynasty, starting from Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, they wanted to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and have a stable frontier to protect the great Song Dynasty forever.

For this reason, Emperor Taizong was hit by the arrows of Liao soldiers chasing cavalry on his back, and died shortly after returning to Beijing. Thousands of silver silk, when the first emperor Shenzong, the Liao people came to make noise again, and cut off hundreds of miles of land.

Silver, silk, and land are all trivial matters.

But this is detrimental to the dignity of the royal family.

Now he, Zhao Ji, has waited for the thousand-year golden opportunity of the demise of the Liao Kingdom. If he doesn't seize it, he will be ashamed of his ancestors.

Soothing the turbulent mood in his heart, Zhao Ji said: "According to He Shen's report, the people of Yanjing are now in panic and chaos, and the Han people in Yanjing are looking forward to returning to the Central Plains. He thought that sending troops at this time might win without a fight, and Cai You and the others would also They all think so, what do you think, Aiqing?"

The reason why Cai Jing became an official was that he, Wang Fu, ruled the world. Apart from the fact that Cai Jing was really old and Wang Fu was young and strong, the main reason was that Cai Jing's attitude towards the strategic concept of Lian Jin destroying Liao and recovering Yanyun was becoming more and more negative. Zhao Ji's ambitions run counter to his ambitions, but he, Wang Fu, can fully cater to the official's idea.

In this regard, the clever Wang Fu knew it well.

Therefore, when Zhao Ji asked his opinion, Wang Fu said unambiguously: "The minister also thinks that we should take advantage of this golden opportunity to go north to recover the old place of Yanjing, and... now we can't help the Song Dynasty not to send troops to go north..."

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(End of this chapter)