The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 506
Wanyan Ningji originally wanted to use Wanyan Bodie's beating as a bargaining chip to force the Song Dynasty to make concessions in the subsequent negotiations, but Ma Kuo's reaction was extremely fast, and he seized the loophole in this matter to fight back in an instant, making him speechless for a while. Can't answer.

It was Wu Xiaomin who saw that the situation was not good, so he stood up and smoothed things over, "Master Ma doesn't know something. Our Jin Kingdom is located in Liaodong, and we only know a little about the affairs of the Central Plains. Therefore, we didn't know beforehand that Mu Jiedu was a Song official, so this was born. kind of misunderstanding."

Of course Ma Kuo doesn't believe in such nonsense, but he also understands that no matter what purpose Mu Xu deliberately humiliated the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin in this way, he is indeed a Song minister in name. It will be a mess, adding more variables to the cooperation between the two countries.

In a hurry, Ma Kuo had already thought about the stakes, so he followed Wu Xiaomin's words,

"So that's the case, then you really can't blame your country. However, I think it must be because of a misunderstanding that Mu Jiedu accidentally hurt the young prince. I will report this matter to my emperor and tell him how about it?"

Wanyan Ningji and the others understood Ma Kuo's implication, and that was to tell them that Song Dynasty would not pursue Jin Guo's private contact with Mu Xu.

Wanyan Bodie was very dissatisfied with this, and was about to speak out to object, but his uncle Wanyan Ningji pulled down his sleeve, and could only swallow the words that came to his lips angrily.

Immediately after listening to Yan Ningji said, "That's fine, then follow Master Ma's words."

"In that case, the two officials will retire first, and ask the little prince to take care of himself, so that I can leave the customs and go to your country earlier."

"Let's go, my lords!"

After sending Ma Kuo and two away, Wanyan Bodie complained, "Uncle Wang, could it be that my nephew's beating is for nothing?"

"Of course it won't be in vain. Then Mu Xu humiliated you so much, why didn't you slap me in the face of Da Jin again? But right now, the most important thing is to wipe out Yelu Yanxi, and then go back and settle the score with Song Guo. When the time comes to rub that Mu Xu flat and rub the garden, it’s not all up to you.”

"Okay, my nephew just listens to my uncle, so when shall I leave Song?"

"Don't worry! Take care of your wounds first, and take advantage of this opportunity, I have to send someone to learn more about the Song Dynasty's rule in Yandi."

For the next period of time, Wanyan Ningji used the excuse of Wanyan Bodie to recuperate his injuries to stay in Yanjing, and sent agents to collect information.

In the end, after collecting the news, Wanyan Ningji came to the ecstatic result, that is, the rule of the Song Dynasty in Yanshan Mansion (the name changed after the Song Dynasty recovered Yandi) was riddled with holes. It is very unpopular with Yan people.

There are three reasons for this, one is to change officials, the other is to grant land, and the third is the salt law.

Let's talk about changing officials first. According to the system of the Northern Song Dynasty, officials in recovered areas must follow the "Law of Changing Officials".

The so-called "Law of Changing Officials", that is, allowing officials to exchange military resources for literary resources, and cultural resources for military resources, is a product of the Song Dynasty's policy of emphasizing literature and restraining military affairs.

But as we all know, the status of civil servants and military officials in the Song Dynasty was very different. Therefore, whenever possible, many officials wanted to be civil servants rather than military officials.

The original officials of the Song Dynasty had long been accustomed to this system, and they didn't feel anything bad.However, the officials who surrendered in Yandi were different. They were suddenly asked to change their officials, and they had to travel back and forth in Yanshan, Bianliang, Taiyuan and other places. heart of.

Besides granting land, if you want to talk about this matter, you have to talk about the Changsheng Army, an army adapted from the Liao State Resentment Army by the Song Dynasty.

In the sixth year of Tianqing, Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty, Gao Yongchang from Bohai killed Liaodong and stayed behind Xiao Baoxian. He proclaimed himself the emperor of the Great Bohai Kingdom, changed Yuan Yingshun, and occupied more than [-] states in Liaodong.Emperor Tianzuo then sent Prime Minister Zhang Lin to crusade, not wanting to be defeated by Jurchen soldiers supporting Gao Yongchang in Shenzhou.

Afterwards, Emperor Tianzuo appointed Yan Wang Yeluchun as the Marshal of the capital, and recruited the hungry people in Liaodong to avenge Jurchen's grievances. Camp, Ganying, Xianying, Qianxiandaying, Yanzhouying, a total of eight battalions with about [-] people.

After several years of fighting, the resentment army was left with more than [-] people, and the leader was Guo Yaoshi.Later, under the order of Yelu Yanxi, he defended the Kingdom of Jin in Yingzhou and Pingzhou.

After Yelu Yanxi fled to Jiashan, they became an army without a master.At this time, Yeluchun of Yanjing surrendered to the Song Dynasty, and Guo Yaoshi, the leader of the resentful army, saw this and simply surrendered to the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ji treated the Han armed forces who took the initiative to vote very favorably. He not only gave them the name of the Ever Victorious Army, but also allowed them to expand to [-] people. He also ordered Xin Xingzong, the Xuanfu envoy of Yanshan Prefecture, to grant them land.

Xin Xingzong didn't care about it, but in order to fulfill Zhao Ji's instructions, he bought and sold the fields and houses of the people in Yandi by force, causing many people to be displaced and have no land to cultivate, which can be said to have greatly lost the hearts of the people.

Finally, let’s talk about the salt method. Before the Song Dynasty recovered Yandi, the price of salt here was only more than ten yuan per catty.

After the establishment of Yanshan Mansion in the Song Dynasty, Xin Xingzong asked the new promotion officials to increase the price of salt in order to raise money to redeem the land and houses. The promotion officials were so greedy that they took chicken feathers as arrows and called friends to come to Yandi. To make a fortune, the price of salt was raised by more than ten times.

Under such misdeeds, the goodwill of Han'er in Yandi towards the Song court has gradually disappeared, and there are not a few people who secretly miss the Liao Kingdom.

In Wanyan Ningji's view, isn't this a golden opportunity bestowed by the gods?

This guy secretly made up his mind, after returning to Liaodong, he must persuade Wanyan Aguda that once Yelu Yanxi Palace is wiped out, he will go south to occupy Youyan.

In order to accomplish this, the original plan to have Wanyan Bodie spend a month in Yandi to recuperate was changed to half a month by Wanyan Ningji, and the group hurried to Gubeikou.

On the way, he passed through Tanzhou. Yeluchun, who was sealed here, didn't even show his face. It was said that he was in poor health, so he couldn't meet the imperial envoy.

When Wanyan Ningji and other Jin people faced this group of Liao people, they all looked arrogant, Ma Zhi didn't feel anything, and took it for granted that this was human nature, only Ma Kuo felt something was wrong, and felt faintly in his heart. disturbed.

But Ma Kuo didn't have the time to think about it, the next day, Wanyan Ningji urged everyone to hurry.In this way, a team of nearly [-] people from the Song and Jin Dynasties stepped out of Gubeikou without any precautions.

That night, the party was sleeping in the wilderness. Wanyan Ningji was half asleep and half awake in the tent when he suddenly felt the ground shaking. Out of the vigilance he had acquired in battle, he immediately realized that there were a large number of cavalry near.

Wanyan Ningji immediately stood up like a carp, put on clothes casually, picked up a knife and went outside the tent, but saw many soldiers from the Kingdom of Jin came out to investigate the situation, even Wanyan Bodie who was injured was no exception. Only the Song people's camp not far away is still unaware.

Without reminding Ma Kuo and the others, Wanyan Ningji asked the leader of the guards, "Did you send out scouts before setting up camp today?"

The leader of the guard replied with a pale face, "Forgive me, my lord, this place is already within the territory of our Jin Kingdom, and it is only a hundred miles away from Dading Mansion, so this subordinate..."

"So you can rest assured and sleep well, right? Trash, it's okay if it's my Jin Kingdom people who come here, but if not, I will kill you!"

Wanyan Ningji pushed down the leader of the guards, came to Wanyan Bodie's side with a solemn expression, and asked, "Did you inform the country of our itinerary in advance?"

Seeing Wanyan Bodie shaking his head, Wanyan Ningji became more and more uneasy, and immediately ordered all the staff to be alert, and ordered someone to notify Ma Kuo and his group.

Fortunately, Ma Kuo and the others were awakened by the movement here, and they had come looking for the sound at this time. When they saw Wanyan Ningji, they asked why.

"I don't know the exact situation either. I can only judge from the shaking of the ground. About a thousand cavalry surrounded us in the center and are closing in on all sides."

Ma Kuo and Ma Zhi looked at each other, and asked unwillingly, "Could it be your country's soldiers?"

Wanyan Bodie interjected, "I'm afraid the visitor is not kind. If it's a soldier from our country, there's no reason not to send someone to approach him."

Compared with the others, Wu Xiaomin had the worst heart, so I heard him say tremblingly, "Will the Liao people be defeated?"

"No, I led troops to chase the Liao people before, and they have already cleared this place."

"Which party will it be?"

Seeing the chaos at the scene, Wanyan Ningji frowned and shouted, "That's enough, let me be quiet! Whether it's a blessing or a disaster, you can't avoid it. Let's just wait and see what happens. Whether it's an enemy or a friend, we'll know later. With this It’s better to gather all the horses while we’re chatting, and if something goes wrong, let’s run for our lives.”

As he said that, he asked Ma Kuo for the command of dozens of Song troops, and then ordered all the soldiers to form a simple circular formation to defend on the spot.

I don't know how long it took, the sound of horseshoes was clearly discernible, and then I saw countless torches appearing in the sky, pressing towards the trapped Wanyan Ningji and his gang bit by bit.

At this time, even a fool can see that this group of troops that suddenly appeared is specifically aimed at them.

Soon this group of troops stopped fifty paces away, Wanyan Ningji was about to send someone to negotiate, but saw the enemy's leading general raised his steel gun, and then a rain of arrows came, so he could only command loudly Everyone avoids.

But their group was a mission sent by order, and they didn't carry many shields and other protective equipment at all. After the three-way arrow rain, more than half of the team of more than [-] people were killed or injured.

Seeing that there was nothing to be done, Wanyan Ningji couldn't control that much anymore, after winking at Wanyan Bodie, the two uncles and nephews got on their horses at the same time, left the rest of the people behind, and headed eastward with more than thirty guards , trying to kill a way out.

On the enemy's side, a small school asked the general, "General, if the golden man wants to run, do you want someone to chase him?"

This general was none other than Lu Junyi who had been waiting here for a long time under Mu Xu's order.

He shook his head and said with a sneer, "Don't pay attention to them, there is General Shi in the east with [-] fine cavalry guarding them, forgive them for not escaping."

It turns out that just in case, Mu Xu dispatched nearly two thousand cavalry on this trip, led by brothers Lu Junyi and Shi Wengong, they quietly left the Dushikou pass, and they have been out day and night, arriving half a month ago. here.

"Is there no one left?"

Hearing the question from his subordinates, Lu Junyi ordered, "All the Song missions captured alive, brought them back to Yunzhou and handed them over to the envoy. The Jin people left a few people to go back to deliver the letter, and killed all the rest. Remember, we must let them live. The Jin people thought that this matter was done by the Liao people."

"Don't worry, general, the dozen or so brothers who are acting are all fluent in Khitan dialect, and the depositor won't think about it."

"Don't be careless, if something goes wrong, the Lord will not spare us, and send an order to attack!"

"Yes, obey!"

There was nothing to say about what happened afterwards, Lu Junyi and the others were waiting for work at leisure, and they were still outnumbered, the battle was over within half an hour.

Lu and Shi ordered people to clean up the battlefield, and after eliminating all the evidence, they escorted Ma Kuo and his party westward, disappearing into the vast night.

It wasn't until two days later that the surviving Jin soldiers fled to Dading Mansion that the whole Kingdom of Jin knew about it, and there was an uproar in the court for a while.

After receiving the bad news, Wanyan Zongbi even went to the scene to investigate immediately. When he saw the corpses of his brother and son who could not die anymore, he was filled with grief and anger.

One must know that even though the Kingdom of Jin and the Kingdom of Liao fought repeatedly in these years, their Wanyan family did not lose a few direct descendants, but who thought it was just an ordinary mission, so they lost their brothers and beloved sons, especially the dead son He is also his only son, how can Wanyan Zongbi accept it.

Therefore, when he went back to meet Wanyan Aguda, Wanyan Zongbi immediately proposed to lead troops to conquer the remnants of Yelu Yanxi.

Compared to Wanyan Zongbi, who had been dazzled by anger, Wanyan Aguda, the founder of the Kingdom of Jin, was much calmer. After interrogating the survivors, he immediately said, "No, this matter is a bit strange!"

His younger brother Wanyan Wu Qimai was puzzled when he heard the words, "What's wrong, this matter is clearly the work of those Khitan bastards."

Wanyan Zongqian answered his uncle's doubts for his father, "If Yelu Yanxi really instigated it, then why are there only some ordinary Song people's corpses, but no Song envoy?"

Wanyan Zongbi argued with red eyes, "Hmph, it must be Yelu Yanxi who wants to take the envoy of Song as a hostage, and wants to get some benefits from Song."

Wanyan Zongqian said, "Fourth brother, you can't lose your position because of Bodie's death. How can we not know what kind of person Yelu Yanxi is? This guy is a dead bone in a grave, he has become a bereaved dog long ago, how can he return Dare to take the initiative to tease my big golden tiger beard again?"

"I don't think so. Although Yelu Yanxi is an incompetent person, he has the hatred of destroying his family and the country with me, Dajin. It is understandable to have a heart of revenge." It was Wanyan Zongfu who said.

Seeing that the murderer hadn't been found yet, but the brothers and nephews started arguing, Wanyan Aguda immediately became angry, and shouted, "Shut up! I have my own opinion on how each of them will look like."

After finishing speaking, he swept his eyes away, and the hall fell silent immediately.

"Zong Fu, you immediately send spies to find out if Yelu Yanxi has sent troops recently?"

"Yes, my son will do it now."

"Zong Jun, please draft a letter of credence for me, and inform Song Guo of this matter."

Wanyan Zongjun was taken aback for a moment, not knowing why, and said, "Father, what do you mean, continue to cooperate with Da Song?"

(End of this chapter)