The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

The army of Yanjing City was activated, and they marched north towards the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing.

Along the way, Zezhou, Tanzhou, Yuzhou, Lizhou, Bei'an and other places were all captured in a short period of time.

Although the Jurchens are still very powerful in combat, it is a pity that their numbers are too small and pure Jurchen soldiers are too scarce. In recent years, the Jurchens have encouraged fertility, but they cannot withstand the consumption of successive wars.

Where did the other Khitan, Bohai, Tatar and other soldiers come from with the fierce power of the Jurchens, and they were simply vulnerable to a single blow.

After clearing the cities around Zhongjing, the Qin army directly pressed forward with large numbers of troops and marched in front of Dading City.

At this moment, Zhongjing was defended by Wanyan Zonghan. Zonghan was the most ambitious person in the Jin Dynasty and the people who wanted to invade the south the most. Regardless of the normal historical development or the previous southward march, Zonghan was the leader.

The Kingdom of Jin is now basically divided into three factions. One faction is the emperor faction headed by Wu Qimai, which stabilizes power while balancing the left and right.

One faction is that of Wanyan Zonghan, who inherited the power of Wanyan Sagai, and many ministers in the court supported his ideas and actions.

The last sect is the Prince Sect, which is composed of the sons of Taizu Wanyan Aguda. Wanyan Aguda has many sons, a total of 16 people, but at this moment the eldest son Wanyan Zongjun has passed away.

Wanyan Zongjun was the biological father of Jin Xizong Wanyan Dan, who was later posthumously named Emperor Jingxuan.

In fact, Wanyan Zongjun was not the first son of Wanyan Aguta. In terms of ranking, he was only fifth. However, he was born to Queen Tang Kuo and was the eldest son.

The Tang Kuo family has two Jurchen surnames, black and white. The black one is the first, and the white one is the Wanyan family. The Tang Kuo family is also called the Jianyin tribe. The white one, the Wanyan family, has always been the same as the black one, the Tang Kuo family. marriage.

The Tang Kuo family was Empress Wanyan Aguda, and she had three sons: Wanyan Zongjun, who was Shengguo, Wanyan Zongchao, who was Wulie, and Wanyan Zongjie, who was Buliye.

These three are legitimate sons, but now only Wanyan Zongchao is alive. Wanyan Zongchao is no better than the other brothers. He is mediocre, rarely goes out to fight, and has no military exploits.

In addition, Wanyan Aguda had other legitimate sons, such as Wanyan Zongqian.

Wanyan Zongqian was not born to the Tang Kuo family, but to the Pei Man family. The Pei Man family was also a Jurchen clan. When the Tang Kuo family died, Wanyan Agu registered Pei Man as the queen, so Zong Qian was also the legitimate son.

The Pei Man family is very famous. After Wanyan Agu raised the army, she followed the left and right to fight, intervened in the plot, and was successful in everything. She was the famous Queen Guangyi in the history of the Jin Dynasty.

Perhaps Pei Man was too diligent in planning and overworked, and later died. However, his son Wanyan Zongqian inherited his mother's strategy and political affairs. When other brothers fought at the front, he became the mastermind behind. He was also the fourth in the Jin Kingdom. An emperor, the father of the famous Hailing King Wan Yanliang.

After Pei Man's death, Wanyan Aguda appointed He Shilie as his queen, who was Queen Qinxian.

In this way, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongjun, and Wanyan Nianlu, who were born to the He Shilie family, also became legitimate sons. At this time, both Zongwang and Nianlu died, leaving only Wanyan Zongjun.

In short, the Jin Kingdom's royal family's hierarchy of seniority was in chaos, and other princes who were descended from concubines relied on these three direct descendants and were divided into three factions.

The prince faction of Aguda was supposed to be the strongest, but due to internal discord, it was divided into three factions, so it became evenly matched with the other two factions.

Zong Han's faction has the greatest ambitions. After all, they are both descendants of Jingzu Wanyan Wugunai. Who doesn't want to sit on the throne of emperor? As for the existing Bojilie system, it has long been unsuitable for the court.

This system can be called an advantage when the territory is small and the population is small. But when the territory becomes large, the population increases, and some parts of the tribe are transferred to the city, this system is no longer suitable. Currently, all aspects are moving towards The development of the Liao and Song Dynasties.

Such decentralization of power, without the previous five-member consensus system, gave Wanyan Zonghan unlimited imagination and ambition.

It turns out that this was also the intention when advocating the southern invasion. Didn’t Liao not have enough points? Not prosperous enough? Then conquer the Song Dynasty, then divide the territory and divide the land, draw rivers to rule, who can say anything? Even if you say it, don't be afraid. At worst, you can just go back and beat yourself up.

But at this moment, Wanyan Zonghan's idea was completely frustrated, and his heart felt cold. He couldn't understand why the situation that was so overwhelming when he first started the army turned into this situation now.

The Song army was inherently vulnerable. It was extremely easy to capture the land of Yan. Even when they entered Hedong, it went very smoothly. However, the soldiers and horses on the east route even reached Tokyo City, so how come they were all defeated?
Too many people died, Lou Shi died, Yin Shu Ke died, Bali Su died, Mu Mu died, other generals also suffered countless losses, not to mention the Jurchens, the casualties were extremely heavy.

Wanyan Zonghan sat opposite Wanyan Xiyin in the original Liao Palace in Zhongjing City, silently.

Wanyan Xiyin had no expression on his face, turning the wine glass in front of him, suddenly picked it up, and drank it all in one gulp.

Zong Han looked at him and said, "Didn't you make a vow when you were released from prison that you would never drink again?"

Xiyin remained expressionless and said calmly: "The reason I vowed not to drink alcohol is to find the murderer who assassinated Taizu. Now that the murderer has been revealed, why not drink?"

Zong Han pondered slightly: "Are you sure that the person who sneaked into Huining back then was Zhao Tao, the current regent of Qin?"

Xiyin refilled his glass: "It has been confirmed without a doubt that it was Zhao Tong who pretended to be a descendant of the Bohai clan, entered Huining that year, gained my trust, and then created writing, which was appreciated by Taizu and assassinated..."

"How was it confirmed?" Wanyan Zonghan was confused. Although everything pointed to Zhao Ta before, there was always a lack of strong evidence and the final confirmation could not be made.

"I sent people to sneak into Kaifeng before and got the portrait of Zhao Tong. The portrait was black and white, without color, and the skin color was missing. Judging from the face and head, there is no doubt that it was Yuan Yi in the past. There are no such coincidences in the world. The final portrait It’s very similar, so it can only be the same person, and it must be him who assassinated Emperor Taizu!”

Wanyan Zonghan nodded. Since he had the portrait and the portrait was very similar, there was nothing to say. With so many points put together, it must have been him.

"This man... is a genius!" Wanyan Zonghan couldn't help but sigh. Thinking of the current encounter, if Zhao Tao hadn't sent troops from the west, it would have been so miserable if the entire city of Tokyo had been captured.

Wanyan Xiyin drank another glass of wine: "Bold as hell, careful as hair, astonishing literary talent, powerful in martial arts, marching like a dragon, using troops like a god, literary and military strategy, scripture and martial arts, how can there be such a person in the world... How can there be such a person in the world? "

Wanyan Zonghan spread his hands: "How do I know? I don't think it is possible, but it is real, and he is the enemy of my Jurchen. If the Song Dynasty does not have him, this time my army will go south to at least occupy the Song Dynasty. Half of the country, it will be easy to destroy the Song Dynasty in the future. "

Wanyan Xiyin was silent for a long time before saying: "What kind of person is this? When I think about the various tribes in the clan still using the words he invented, I always feel like a joke. What a big joke..."

"What kind of person?" Wanyan Zonghan chuckled: "I can't ask you, Gu Shen, about this? If you want to say who knows this person best in the Great Jin Kingdom, it should be you!"

Wanyan Xiyin didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in his words, and slowly shook his head: "I don't understand either. Everything I saw and heard was all fake and his disguise. It was a false impression he made to deceive me and gain my trust.”

"Then no one will understand, at least no one here in the Kingdom of Jin will understand Zhao Tao." Wanyan Zonghan looked out the window with lonely eyes. It was getting late outside, there was no moon on the new moon, and it was pitch black.

The insects chirped in confusion, as if they were also afraid of this moonless night, and they were very noisy.

"No, there is someone who understands him." Xiyin suddenly said.

"Who, who knows this Zhao Tao?" Wanyan Zonghan asked in confusion.

"Princess Baohua!"

"Princess Baohua?"

Xiyin said leisurely: "Yes, it is Princess Baohua. Zhao Tao assassinated Taizu back then, but his horse power was not good. If Princess Baohua hadn't shared the red horse with him, how could he have escaped? Princess Baohua cooperated with him, it can be seen that The relationship is by no means ordinary. If you don't understand it, how can you act like this and then risk your life to follow him? "

"However, Princess Baohua is crazy. She does many things that are unreasonable. She hates Taizu and may have been deceived by Zhao Tao. In fact, she doesn't understand him at all."

Xiyin shook his head: "Princess Baohua is not insane, she is just pretending..."

"Not epileptic?" Wanyan Zonghan frowned: "How is this possible?"

Xi Yin said: "It is true that she was stimulated. She was mentally disturbed at that time, but it was only during that period of time, and she did not become completely crazy. She will be better after a few years, so she and Zhao Tong know each other. At that time, he was already a normal person, but after such a big change of mind, he continued to pretend to be a bad person, but he was actually looking for opportunities to take revenge on Taizu. "

Wanyan Zonghan thought for a while: "In other words, she must know the other party before she cooperates with him to assassinate Taizu?"

Xi Yin said: "That's right. There is only one chance. If you don't understand Zhao Tong, how can you waste this only chance? If you fail, Taizu will definitely kill her. How can you get another chance?"

Wanyan Zonghan was speechless after hearing what he said. He stretched out his hand to pour a glass of wine for himself. After drinking it, he said: "But what's the use? Princess Baohua was injured by an arrow at that time. I'm afraid she would have died on the way to escape. Even if she didn't die, could she still survive?" Expect her to reveal Zhao Tong’s weaknesses and use them for us?”

Xiyin's expressionless face suddenly broke out into a smile: "Nianhan, you have been smart all your life, but for a moment you were confused. Didn't Zhao Tan's weaknesses already appear?"

"What's the weakness?" Wanyan Zonghan was a little confused: "He and Baohua just get what they need, so how can we see him... Ah, I know!"

Xiyin smiled and nodded: "Coming from across the country, hiding in secret, and assassinating the emperor, what a big deal? How can you cooperate with a woman from the other country? Not to mention that the woman is the daughter of the person you want to kill, even for all kinds of reasons, For all the truth, a normal person would not do such a stupid thing, not to mention that Zhao Tong is a thoughtful, heroic man who is close to a demon, how could he make such a mistake, unless..."

"Unless...this person is lustful!"

"Yes, this person is lustful!"

Wanyan Zonghan looked at Xiyin in surprise: "So..."

"How could the two of them believe each other and do such a big thing if they didn't collude with each other? In such a situation and background, one wrong step could lead to their bodies being shattered to pieces, but they still haven't forgotten the woman. It shows that Zhao Tong is as lustful as life!"

Wanyan Zonghan pondered slightly: "Although what you said is reasonable, this alone is not enough to prove its weakness. Unless there is circumstantial evidence, we can truly determine this matter!"

"Of course there is circumstantial evidence, otherwise I wouldn't be so categorical." Xiyin stood up with a wine glass and walked slowly: "The goddaughter of Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom, the biological daughter of the Prince of Liaoxi County, Yelu Dashi's My fiancée, Princess Yanmin, was kidnapped by Zhao Tong back then!"

"What?" Wanyan Zonghan couldn't help but stood up. He had heard of this matter. It had caused such a fuss that Yelu was so embarrassed that he was thrown into the Jin Kingdom. But no one knew who Princess Yanmin was dating. Elopement.

"I have a spy buried in Shangjing, but I only found the evidence a while ago. I found the Jianghu people who followed Yelu Dashi out of the city to pursue him. According to what he said, Yelu Dashi called out Zhao Tao's son more than once during the pursuit. "

"And what?"

"And when Zhao Tong came to Huining, he brought a girl to pretend to be a family member. I suspect that the girl named Black Thirteen Niang was Princess Yanmin in disguise!"

Wanyan Zonghan took a breath when he heard this: "I didn't expect that this person would not forget to hug the princess on one side and the princess on the other in a dangerous situation. It is really a blessing and a joy..."

Xiyin glanced sideways at him: "Are you envious of Nianhan?"

Wanyan Zonghan hurriedly calmed down his expression and said with a dry smile: "What man is not envious? But when you say it like this, you are sure that this person is extremely lustful."

Xiyin also smiled and said: "Since he has this weakness, we might as well prescribe the right medicine. Although our army is currently at a disadvantage, as long as we apply the medicine properly and restrain him, the situation will be reversed and it is not impossible to fight back to Tokyo."

"How to prescribe the right medicine?"

"The spies I placed in Tokyo earlier discovered that he led his troops to the west without any family members. All his concubines and children stayed in Xining Prefecture on the right side of Longyi. The security there should not be tighter than in Tokyo. I sent experts to sneak in and kill Even if he cannot kill all of his family members, if he kills only one or two, he will definitely be confused and misjudged on the battlefield. If they are all killed, then he will definitely have no intention of continuing the Northern Expedition. Even the Qin court will be unstable if the news comes out. We take this opportunity to send troops to regain the lost territory and move south again!"

"Okay, it's really a good idea!" Wanyan Zonghan's eyes glowed, and he sighed while stroking his palms.

"Since he is so lustful, he must have used a beauty trick to send a woman to sneak up next to him, and while he was in a state of confusion, he could assassinate him. He would definitely succeed in one fell swoop!"

"Okay, okay!" Wanyan Zonghan laughed: "Gushen, you have such a good plan, but I don't know how to do these two things."

Xi Yin said: "I have written to the Great Immortal about the matter of Longyou Xining, and she will arrange for someone to go there. As for the beauty trap, you have to come forward, Nianhan."

"How do I get ahead?"

"The woman sent to assassinate Zhao Tong must not only be as beautiful as a flower and be willing to sacrifice her own life, but also have a deep hatred for him and regard death as home. I have thought about it, and there is only one person who is the most suitable. However, I have no military position, so I am afraid to say Don’t move, I still need you to come.”

"Who is it that wants me to lobby?" Zong Han wondered. Although Xi Yin was an important minister in the court, he did not lead troops and did not have a military position.

"The person I'm talking about is Yin Shuke's younger sister, Wanyan Shalizi!"

(End of this chapter)