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Chapter 658 0655 [Openly repairing the plank road, secretly crossing Chencang]

Deep in the Jinming Lake, a magnificent palace stands in the water.

There are several side halls around the palace, connected by arch bridges.

In front of the palace, there is a large flower garden with rare and exotic flowers from all over the world competing for beauty and beauty, and butterflies dancing among them.

Zhao Fujin was carrying a big belly, holding a wooden shaft in her hand. A silk thread as thin as a hair shot straight into the sky, connecting to a kite that was flying high.

"Cai Die, go slow, don't get upset."

Zhao Fujin followed closely behind, carefully protecting his sister's waist.

Caidie was Fukuin's nickname, and her nickname was Luanfeng.

Phoenix and colorful butterflies.

Looking at the nicknames of other princesses of the Zhao Song Dynasty, they are either Zhuzhu or Huanhuan, which shows how much Zhao Ji loved these sisters.

Han Zhen stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the water of Jinming Lake and chatting with the person carrying the imperial weapons beside him.

The ones on duty today are Lei Zheng and Zhang He.

Lei Zheng needs no introduction. Zhang He is also quite famous. He is the last disciple of Iron-Armed Zhou Tong. He has inherited all the pistol skills from Zhou Tong and is showing signs of surpassing his master.

Zhou Tong is recognized as the best martial artist in the Central Plains in the past hundred years. Many generals in the court have learned martial arts from him.

Yue Fei's horseback archery skills of shooting with both hands and hitting the target from a hundred paces away were learned from Zhou Tong.

Needless to say, Liu Qi spent a lot of money to hire Zhou Tong to teach him stick techniques since he was a child.

Han Zhen suddenly asked, "I heard that when one's body skills are trained to the extreme, one can walk on water. Is this true?"

"impossible."

Lei Zheng shook his head.

Zhang He also added: "Absolutely not!"

"really?"

A hint of disappointment flashed across Han Zhen's eyes.

Tsk!
It seems that the skill of flying and hiding in the ground does not really exist.

Zhang He explained, "Your Majesty, you don't know that the so-called body movement is nothing more than being faster and lighter than ordinary people. Whether it's flying over eaves and walls or climbing mountains and crossing ridges, you need to use the force. The water is soft and there is no place to use the force, so there is no such thing as walking on water. My master's internal martial arts has reached perfection. He can wade through rivers and swim in a boat."

After saying that, he flashed and rushed towards a big tree beside him.

After arriving under the tree, he stomped his right foot on the ground, and his whole body jumped up to the top of the two-meter-high tree as if he had stepped on a spring.

After jumping down from the tree, Zhang He pointed to a small white spot on the trunk and said, "Your Majesty, please look here. This is where I used leverage just now. Even climbing a tree requires leverage, let alone walking on water."

Han Zhen took a quick look and indeed saw the small white spots on the tree trunk, but Zhang He was moving so fast just now that he didn't see clearly when he kicked out to gain leverage.

Han Zhen praised: "Zhang Qing has great body movements!"

"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. My skills are just average."

Zhang He said modestly, and then said with emotion: "If we talk about the best physical skills, it must be Hao Fuhu in the past. This man was the personal guard of Emperor Taizu of Song. No one can match his ability to fly over the eaves and pluck birds. The birds on the eaves have not even flapped their wings before they fall into his hands. He is as fast as a ghost."

Han Zhen became interested and asked, "Who is faster, Hao Fuhu or Gao Xiruo?"

Although Gao Xiruo is a woman, last year in a busy city, three men with imperial weapons were unable to stop her, which shows how agile she is.

“The two are different and cannot be compared.”

Lei Zheng shook his head and explained, "Hao Fuhu learned the authentic Taoist skills, relying on his internal energy and constant practice. But the young lady took some shortcuts, relying on her cunning tricks and human calculations."

"I see."

Han Zhen's face showed realization.

In fact, for warriors like Lei Zheng, the best ending is to become a warrior with imperial weapons.

On the battlefield, your martial arts will be infinitely weakened. No matter how strong your body movements are or how exquisite your moves are, you will have nowhere to display them because there are people everywhere. The only thing you can do is raise your swords and guns and rush forward with your comrades.

In contrast, the effect of energy will be magnified.

Wanyan Loushi doesn't know any martial arts. If he fights one-on-one, any one of Lei Zheng, Ouyang Deng, or Zhang He, who are armed with imperial weapons, can defeat him.

But on the battlefield, when the two armies faced off, Wanyan Loushi was worth ten thousand enemies, and ten Lei Zhengs were not enough to defeat him.

While we were chatting, we saw a speeding boat coming towards us.

After docking at the port, a eunuch hurried out from the speedboat.

In a moment, Liu Chang hurriedly came up behind Han Zhen and said, "Your Majesty, the Secret Service has an urgent report!"

Generally speaking, encountering the words "urgent report" is no trivial matter.

Han Zhen took the secret letter, opened it, and his pupils shrank slightly.

Wanyan Zongwang is dead!

The specific cause of death is unknown, the secret letter only says that it was a sudden death!

Han Zhen's first reaction was that it was Wanyan Zonghan who did it.

Because he had dealt with Wanyan Zongmou before, although the two had never fought, he had seen the other party's heroic appearance, agile body, strong back and strong waist, and he did not seem to have any hidden illness. It was hard not to imagine the sudden death of such a person.

The person who benefited the most from Wanyan Zongmou's death was Wanyan Zonghan.

The second reaction was that the Jin Dynasty might be in chaos!

Thinking of this, Han Zhen lost the desire to play and quickly came to Zhao Fujin and the other two girls: "There is an urgent matter in the court, and I need to go back to deal with it."

Seeing his serious expression, Zhao Fujin nodded obediently: "My husband, please go now. National affairs are important. I have my sister to accompany me, so it won't be a problem."

"Ah."

Han Zhen nodded, left Lei Zheng as the guard, and hurried away with Liu Chang and Zhang He.

……

Inside the Chuigong Hall, the Cabinet, the military, and the ministers of various ministries had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Han Zhen walking in with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, they all bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I greet you."

"No need to be polite."

Han Zhen sat behind the imperial desk and looked at Lin Cong: "Tell me the details of Wanyan Zongwang's sudden death."

Lin Cong reported truthfully: "Yesterday evening, the Thousand Households of the Secret Service Department of Yanjing received a secret report that Wanyan Zongwang died suddenly in the horse farm outside the city early yesterday morning. Half an hour later, Wanyan Zongwang's brother Wanyan Zongfu led his troops to take over Dading Prefecture, closed the city gates, and blocked the news."

Zhang Shuye asked, "Is there any movement from Wanyan Zonghan?"

Lin Cong shook his head: "No news has been received yet. Wanyan Zongwang's sudden death was too sudden. I'm afraid the news has not yet reached Songshan City."

"I think it is very likely that Wanyan Zonghan was responsible for this."

Shi Wenhui frowned and expressed his opinion.

Just by looking at the expressions of Zhang Shuye and others, you can tell that they think the same way.

It was really that Wanyan Zongwang's death was too strange, and after the death of the second prince of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Zonghan was undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary, and the key point was that he was in Zhongjing Road at the moment. Once he successfully took over all of Wanyan Zongwang's inheritance, his power would be unmatched, and Wanyan Wuqimai would really become a lame emperor.

The death of Wanyan Zongwang completely disrupted Qi's layout in the north. Originally, in Han Zhen's conception, there was a three-way fight within the Jin Dynasty, with Wanyan Wuqimai, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang balancing each other.

The Jin Kingdom, Yelu Dashi and Qi Kingdom checked and balanced each other.

The small ring is put into the big ring, and the rings are linked together.

The State of Qi only needed to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers, watching the internal consumption of the Jin Dynasty and the external consumption of Yelu Dashi. After the problems in the southwest and northwest were solved, it would have no worries and could concentrate on the Northern Expedition and recover the lost territories of the Han and Tang Dynasties in one fell swoop.

But now Wanyan Zongmou is dead, and the internal balance of the Jin Dynasty has been broken.

If there is no interference, Wanyan Wuqimai will soon become a puppet emperor, and Wanyan Zonghan will quickly integrate all the resources of the Jin Dynasty after completely mastering the military and political power of the Jin Dynasty.

Han Zhen did not want to see a united Jin Kingdom.

He never underestimated Wanyan Zonghan. This man was a hero, and the Jurchens had fought their way out of the land of Baishan and Heishui, so their bravery was beyond doubt.

Xie Ding pondered and said, "Perhaps we can tell this news to the Emperor of Jin."

"can."

Han Zhen thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "The Jin envoy is still in the capital, and he brought the Haidongqing message. Thank you, you can arrange for an official from the Honglu Temple to reveal the news to him, but be discreet and don't let the other party get suspicious."

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Now that Wanyan Zongmou is dead, they can only try their best to prevent Wanyan Zonghan from gathering Wanyan Zongmou's army and tribe.

Xie Ding replied: "I obey your command."

Zhang Shuye pondered for a moment and offered a suggestion: "After Wanyan Zongwang's death, the Jin Kingdom will be busy fighting for power and profit. In the short term, it should have no time to worry about the outside world. We can let the King of Liao and the King of Jin take the opportunity to attack cities and plunder land. If we can capture Changle, Yongzhou, and Fengzhou, we can form a defensive posture and gain a firm foothold."

Hearing this, Han Zhen couldn't help but shake his head and laugh: "It's a very good idea, but Zhang Qing underestimated the Jin army and overestimated the Liao army."

Although Yelu Dashi won many battles since his return, he lost more battles than he won against the Jin army.

Most of the victories were in siege battles, and they were all small victories. There was no victory in field battles, and all were major defeats.

Asking Yelu Dashi to attack the three cities of Changle was really a difficult task for him.

Shi Wenhui suggested: "We can ask Commander Nie to send troops to help."

"No."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xie Ding, who said in a deep voice: "We Da Qi cannot move. Once we move, Wanyan Zonghan will have an excuse to take over Wanyan Zongwang's army."

Han Zhen agreed: "Xie Qing is right."

The premise of the internal strife in Jin was to stop the war with Qi.

Once Qi sent troops, the entire Jin Kingdom would quickly unite as one. At that time, it would be natural for Wanyan Zonghan to take over Wanyan Zongmou's army and tribe with his unparalleled prestige.

Chang Yukun, who had been silent, said, "In this case, Your Majesty can send an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver a letter to the Kingdom of Jin, promising friendship between the two countries and opening up trade. This will enhance Wanyan Wuqimai's prestige in the Kingdom of Jin, so that he can continue to fight Wanyan Zonghan."

"Then have Commander Nie send his soldiers to pretend to be Liao soldiers and infiltrate the Jin prince's camp to help him seize the three prefectures of Changle. With such military achievements, the Jin prince will surely gain great prestige and will be able to better balance Yelu Dashi in the future."

What a good tactic: repairing the plank road in the open while secretly attacking Chencang.

"good."

Han Zhen nodded, and then asked, "What is Wanyan Zongfu's prestige?"

When everyone heard his words, they immediately understood what he meant. He wanted to support the people under Wanyan Zongmou's command to compete with Wanyan Zonghan.

However, Xie Ding and others were not familiar with the internal situation of the Jin Dynasty, so they remained silent.

Seeing this, Han Zhen felt a little disappointed.

What a pity! If Ma Kuo was around, given his understanding of the Jin Dynasty, it would be most appropriate to send him as an envoy to the Jin Dynasty.

At this time, Lin Cong frowned and said, "From the intelligence sent back by the Secret Service, this man is forgiving, generous, and quick-witted. Many generals in the Eastern Route Army of the Jin Kingdom have received his kindness. However, this man has not made many military achievements. He has led troops several times but has not made much progress. I am afraid he is not capable of taking on important tasks."

Han Zhen frowned slightly, then felt relieved.

It's not that Wanyan Zongfu was incompetent, but that Wanyan Zonghan's prestige in the Jin Dynasty was too high. It is no exaggeration to say that from the time Aguda started his rebellion against the Liao Dynasty to the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Zonghan accounted for at least 70% of the credit, and he commanded several key battles.

If Wanyan Zongmou had not had the status of the Second Prince, he would not have been able to compete with him. Now that he is dead, I am afraid that no one under his command can fight against Wanyan Zonghan.

Fortunately, during the Northern Expedition last year, Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Yinshuke were killed in battle, cutting off both arms of Wanyan Zonghan. Otherwise, with Wanyan Zonghan's death, there would be no suspense at all about the future direction of the Jin Dynasty.

"Convey my order and order Xu Jing, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to go as an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin."

After Han Zhen finished speaking, he instructed Lin Cong, "Arrange an elite member of the Secret Service to go with him. When passing through Dading Prefecture, secretly test Wanyan Zongfu's attitude. If this person has the ambition to compete with Wanyan Zonghan, Da Qi will not hesitate to help him."

In short, the Jin Dynasty must fight internally, and he does not want to see a united Jin Dynasty.

"I accept your order!"

Lin Cong responded loudly.

Orders were issued one after another from the palace, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Army, the Honglu Temple and other departments all became busy.

……

……

Zhongjing Road, Matsuyama Castle.

"Is Olubu dead?"

When Wanyan Zonghan heard the news, three days had passed.

In an instant, an uncontrollable ecstasy surged in Wanyan Zonghan's heart.

He wanted to laugh out loud, but he knew that this was not the right time to laugh, so he tried to look shocked and sad.

Wanyan Xiyin looked at him thoughtfully and remained silent.

Seeing this, Wanyan Zonghan frowned and said, "Do you think that Olubu's death has anything to do with me?"

"That's not what I meant."

Wanyan Xiyin shook his head and said so on the surface, but he really thought so in his heart.

It was really because Wanyan Zongmou's death was too strange and too sudden, and Wanyan Zonghan was the biggest and most direct beneficiary.

Wanyan Zonghan felt helpless when he realized that he was saying one thing and thinking another.

The death of Olubu really had nothing to do with him!
Although he is a hero, he disdains to use such despicable means.

But Wanyan Zonghan also understood that he was doomed to take the blame, because even his confidant Wanyan Xiyin thought so, let alone others.

After a moment of silence, Wanyan Xiyin whispered, "Marshal, the Second Prince is dead now, and the Third Prince lacks prestige to control the soldiers. Although Erluguan has some prestige, he is still young and cannot convince the people. This is a rare opportunity."

Wanyan Zonghan said in a deep voice: "Olubu has passed away. It is reasonable for me to go and pay my respects."

Wanyan Xiyin smiled knowingly and said, "There is no time to lose. Marshal, please set off quickly to avoid any more trouble."

"Ok!"

Wanyan Zonghan nodded and ordered: "Songshan City is now in your hands."

Wanyan Xiyin said sternly: "Don't worry, Marshal."

After explaining the matters, Wanyan Zonghan gathered his personal guards and led 300 cavalrymen straight to Dading Prefecture.

Wanyan Xiyin is right, this matter must be done quickly, otherwise it will be troublesome when the person in Ning Mansion comes to his senses.

(End of this chapter)