Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 844 0839 [Who is treacherous? 】

Even if Ma Kuo is monitored day and night, the news will eventually get out.

Mao Zilian helped contact him, and he was the first to find Han Qixian.

During the reign of Wanyan Zongqian, Han Qi was first the head of the Han officials, and his official position was the prime minister.

The prime minister here is not Bo Jilie.

The Kingdom of Jin developed two systems, one was the Bojilie system and the other was the old Liao system.

In order to digest the newly occupied territory of the Liao Kingdom, Aguda established the Zhongshu Province and the Privy Council in Guangning Mansion, allowing Han officials to serve as prime ministers and informants of the Privy Council in Guangning Mansion.

After Zhang Jue's rebellion, the small court of the Jin Kingdom in Guangning Prefecture was disbanded, and then moved to Pingzhou and Yanjing.

During the Ming and Jin Dynasties, they negotiated peace and planned to move to Liaoyang, which aroused fierce opposition from the Han officials - this was the Bohai civil servants seizing power!
In other words, at that time, not only were the Jurchen nobles fighting among themselves, but Han and Bohai civil servants were also fighting.

Wanyan Zongqian and Wanyan Zonghan both expressed their opinions publicly, praising Han Qixian as "the wisest prime minister in the world".

This morning, Han Qixian took his sons and some servants out early.

When Han Qixian, the former chief Han minister, spoke, many civil servants immediately calmed down.

Han Qi first spoke: "First Prince, please don't panic, and everyone should not be frightened. The envoy of the Ming Dynasty has made it clear a long time ago that Wu Qimai killed countless people, and he must die before he can negotiate for peace. The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are benevolent teachers and will not kill indiscriminately. Wait and go to appease the officials and people in the city."

Fifty-three people turned their horses and charged toward the imperial city.

There were fifty-three people entering the city, namely Ma Kuo, Hua Rong, Yang Zaixing, thirty cavalrymen, and twenty musketeers.

Wanyan Zongpan's face turned pale, this was threatening him.

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer.

The incident happened suddenly and everyone was stunned.

"Is the armor of the Ming Dynasty good?" Ma Kuo turned over and mounted his horse, asking proudly.

More and more ministers from all ethnic groups gathered and waited outside the collapse hall.

Mao Zilian also took eighteen healthy servants to the street. When he met Han Qi, he bowed to him and made very brief eye contact.

……

The Ming envoy was about to leave, and he was just showing off his force at this moment.

Now Wu Qimai is in control. If Han Qixian hadn't been extremely well-connected and didn't have an army in his hands, he would have received a package of confiscating homes and exterminating families.

Betraying the frontline soldiers was exactly what Wanyan Zongpan did. If he does not cooperate with the Ming Dynasty envoy today, what he has done will inevitably be publicized. From now on, he will not be tolerated by the Jurchen tribes and will become a traitor that everyone calls for beating.

When you come to a street corner, go west to the imperial city and go south to leave the city.

His virtuous minister is my rebellious minister.

"I understand, I understand. I will leave the city immediately to appease the soldiers!" Wanyan Zongpan nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, the east gate of the imperial city is open.

Li Shi quickly praised: "Unparalleled in this world!"

Han Qixian asked: "Does the eldest prince understand?"

Two brothers, Zong Pan and Zong Gu, came together to see the ceremony and personally led the Ming envoy out of the city.

There were also quite a few people who came to say goodbye, and I bumped into several of them along the way.

They dispersed one after another, doing what they were supposed to do, dispatching their officials and followers, and quickly pacifying the people in the city.

Finally, Ma Kuo took Yang Zaixing and Hua Rong out, and his soldiers also went to fetch the war horses.

Zhang Hao praised: "Invincible in the world!"

Even Wanyan Zongpan stopped making trouble and was pushed to the ground obediently. He knew that he would not die, otherwise he would have died just now.

Ma Kuo pointed to his soldiers again: "Are the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty brave?"

Ma Kuo suddenly drew his sword and hacked to death Wanyan Zonggu who was holding the horse for him: "Kill with me!"

Han Qixian squatted next to Wanyan Zongpan and said softly: "The eldest prince, there are Jurchen soldiers outside the city who need you to comfort them personally. It is said that in order to seize power, Wu Qimai leaked the entire military strategy of Dajin and betrayed the Dajin soldiers on the front line. . Now for his own selfish reasons, he went back on his words and sabotaged the peace agreement, trying to drag the remaining soldiers to death. "

Wanyan Zongpan was pushed to the ground by Mao Zilian. Looking at his younger brother who was hacked to death in the street, he shouted in shock and anger: "We have already negotiated peace, why did you go back on your word?"

There was also Wu Qimai's spy who was secretly observing and sneaking back to the palace to report the news.

Brothers Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyan Zonggu also came to see him off at this time. They were very helpless when they heard this.

The guards were very relaxed because the peace agreement had been initially reached. The envoy of the Ming Dynasty is leaving today. After obtaining the permission of the Ming Emperor, the two sides can formally and peacefully resolve the issue.

"Hahahaha!" Ma Kuan laughed loudly.

Musketeers also rode war horses, specially used for traveling.

"Qiang!"

He is going to bid farewell to the Ming envoy!

Palace gates, like city gates, have opening and closing times.

Except for those who knew about it, no one took it seriously.

Mao Zilian led eighteen healthy servants and rushed towards Wanyan Zongpan and his followers.

The guards frowned at first, thinking that some noble family was riding nearby. Then he realized that there was something wrong with the sound of horse hooves. It was definitely not something that a few horses could make.

"Dozens of cavalry are coming, hurry up and close the city gate!"

The guards on the city wall shouted in horror.

The guards outside the city gate hurriedly ran in, while the guards inside pushed the gate hard.

"Charge over!" Yang Zaixing took the lead, facing the arrows flying from the city wall, and sprinted towards the increasingly narrow city gate.

Actually, it doesn't matter if the raid fails.

Because Wanyan Zongpan had been forced out of the city to appease the army.

As long as the "truth" about Wu Qimai's betrayal of the frontline soldiers is told, the golden soldiers outside the city will inevitably rebel. They were beaten and fled all the way by the Ming army, and then the emperor unjustly killed Jin Wushu. They needed to find an outlet for their grievances, fear and anger.

Wu Junjun, begging for money, is the best target for venting!

All the blame will be placed on Wu Qimai.

It was Wu Qimai who harmed the frontline soldiers, and it was Wu Qimai who unjustly killed loyal ministers and good generals. If it weren't for Wu Qimai's liaison with foreign enemies, the brave and fearless Jurchen soldiers would certainly not have lost!

Now, if the Ming Dynasty envoy wants to kill Wu Qimai, it certainly does not constitute reneging on one's word.

The envoys of the Ming Dynasty are avenging the Jurchen warriors!

The envoys of the Ming Dynasty are redressing the injustice of the loyal ministers and generals of the Jin Kingdom!
And Wanyan Zongpan was not an unfaithful or unfilial descendant. The eldest prince was sacrificing his own family for the greater good, seeking justice for countless Jurchen soldiers!
Even if Yang Zaixing fails to enter the imperial city, the golden soldiers from outside the city will be transferred in to surround the imperial city where Wu Qimai is located.

Civil servants from all ethnic groups also sided with the Ming envoys.

Outside the east gate of the imperial city, arrows rained down.

Although the Ming Dynasty's knights were not like the heavy cavalry, their horses were also covered with armor. But there are also lightweight vests, especially after the promotion of cotton.

The key parts of the war horse are covered with cotton armor.

A normal pair of cotton armor weighs thirty or forty pounds, but a horse's cotton armor is much lighter. Because it is mainly used to prevent arrows, the compressed cotton pads are not thick, and there are not many riveted iron plates.

At this moment, countless arrows fell on the armor and vest, turning Yang Zaixing into a hedgehog.

It looks scary, but the injury is not serious.

Just when the city gate was about to close, Yang Zaixing rushed in through the gap that was only two people wide. The guards inside were so panicked that they didn't hold their spears against the door.

Taking advantage of the momentum of the charge, Yang Zaixing knocked over two people one after another.

After rushing through the group of guards, Yang Zaixing continued to run forward for more than 20 steps, and finally slowed down his horse and stopped slowly. Then, he reined in his horse, turned around and rushed back, with arrows stuck everywhere in his body. In the eyes of these guards, he looked like a yaksha coming to the world.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Hua Rong, with twenty musketeers, was already on horseback shooting towards the city.

"The southern thieves have firearms, run away quickly!"

These newly appointed imperial guards are all descendants of nobles. Although he usually practices martial arts, he spends more time studying. Occasionally he goes to the battlefield with the army, which is just to suppress the rebels - there is no danger, and he can still gain military merit.

The firearms of the Ming army were like thunder to their ears, and this was the deliberate propaganda of the Jin court.

Jin soldiers continue to lose battles on the front line and always need to find reasonable excuses.

Gradually, a consensus was formed that the Jurchen soldiers were still very brave. The reason why they were often defeated was that the Ming army had no martial ethics and relied entirely on firearms to turn the tide of the battle.

It was passed down that the Ming Dynasty firearms were invincible, and this truth was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Shangjing City.

Therefore, Yang Zaixing rushed into the city gate single-handedly, and the Jurchen guards did not flee on the spot. But as soon as the muskets were fired outside the imperial city, the Jurchen guards on the city immediately ran away, and the Jurchen guards at the city gate also fled.

Yang Zaixing chased and chased him all the way, and Ma Kuo also rushed in with the rest of the soldiers.

The imperial city was successfully captured by the Ming army, but there was still a palace city inside.

When Ma Kuo led his troops to the palace gate, Wu Qimai had already come in person wearing armor.

Wuqimai stood on the city wall, surrounded by his sons.

The leaders of the imperial and palace guards he appointed were Po Luhuo's clan nephew Bai Yangong (renamed Bai Yanjing in history due to taboos), and Wanyan Talan's youngest son Wu Dabu.

Bai Yangong's real name is Wanyan Yaoshi. Just looking at the Chinese name he gave himself, you can tell that he is a Jurchen noble who actively pursues Chineseization.

Wu Qimai was so angry that he no longer wanted to speak, leaving the more educated Bai Yangong in charge of the negotiations.

Bai Yangong angrily rebuked: "My dear Ma Kuo, you have read the books of sages in vain. Have you ever known what faith is? When the two countries are at war, they fight. Even if you lead an army to attack by surprise, we think that your tactics are inferior to others. But you lied about peace talks. , everything was settled, but you betrayed your promise and raided the palace. Did Taizu and your Majesty ever treat you badly? "

"It is disloyal for you to perform meritorious service for yourself and damage the reputation of the Ming Dynasty. It is rude for you to attack the imperial city of another country as an envoy. If you fail to keep your promise, it is untrustworthy. For you to repay kindness with enmity is unjust. How can you, a disloyal, dishonest, dishonest person, still have the dignity to live in this world? Isn’t it true that the great Ming Dynasty doesn’t have the talent to allow someone like you to serve as an envoy?”

Ma Kuo was scolded and scolded, and he suddenly felt relieved and laughed loudly: "This is what I call disloyalty, rudeness and untrustworthiness. That Wu Qimai, as the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, leaked military information and betrayed the frontline soldiers. He What kind of?"

The emperor betrayed the frontline soldiers?

All the guards turned to look at Wu Qimai.

Wu Qimai finally couldn't stand it any longer: "You are slanderous. Shoot him to death!"

Ma Kuo quickly retreated on horseback, and when the arrow rain stopped, he asked the cavalry with loud voices to shout: "Emperor Wu Qimai of the Jin Kingdom, in order to regain power, leaked the entire military strategy to the Ming Dynasty. Even before the war started, he Send someone to deliver a message to Changsong Island, and write clearly in the secret letter that the Jin Kingdom’s West Route Army will retreat across the entire line, luring our troops to go deep and wait for an opportunity to encircle and annihilate them.”

"So what if Nianhan can fight again? His battle plan has been known to our army for a long time. No matter how he fights, the Jin soldiers will definitely be defeated!"

"Your emperor Wu Qimai betrayed all the frontline soldiers! Otherwise, how could our army have fought so smoothly?"

While the cavalry was shouting, Wu Qimai kept yelling angrily.

But all the guards were listening to what Ming Jun said, and most of them chose to believe it.

Because of this war, the Ming army won too quickly on every battlefield.

If it was the emperor who leaked military information, then everything would make sense.

What's more, as soon as the front line was defeated, Wu Qimai immediately took action and slaughtered Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Xiyin and others. One look at it and you can tell it was planned!

Bai Yangong looked at Wu Qimai in disbelief: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, is this true?"

Wu Qimai said angrily: "Of course it's fake, he's slandering me!"

After saying that, Wu Qimai turned around and ordered: "Wudabu, you quickly go out of the city to mobilize troops and annihilate all these southern thieves!"

(End of this chapter)