Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 575: Vicious Plan
Li Qiushui laughed and said, "Haha, of course I hope my son will be a villain who forgets his principles when he sees profit. Which mother doesn't want her son to live a better life?"

But then Li Qiushui changed the subject and walked to Zhao Mu. She stroked his forehead and said, "However, I still like that good boy who values ​​love and friendship. If it weren't for my son's loyalty and friendship, I would have died in the hands of your master. My son didn't let the overwhelming power blind him, which makes me very relieved."

Then Li Qiushui's eyes were empty, and she said coldly: "After all, those in power are the most ruthless and heartless."

Looking at Li Qiu Shui's expression, Zhao Mu and Li Qinglu also looked at each other.

However, neither of them knew who Li Qiu Shui was talking about.

Is it her master Wuyazi, or her husband, the King of Western Xia?
But Zhao Mu's choice was right. Li Qiushui was a passionate person. She was not afraid of people being promiscuous, but what she hated most were heartless people.

Li Qiushui stretched lazily and then said, "Okay. I'll do this for you. My son can just be the emperor in the capital peacefully for a few days."

Seeing that Li Qiushui was about to leave, Zhao Mu hurriedly stopped her and said, "Master's Wife, wait a minute. You are not the only one going this way."

Li Qiushui turned around and smiled when she heard this: "Oh? Could it be that you, little Mu'er, don't trust Master's Wife and are afraid that she will murder your wise emperor for your throne?"

Zhao Mu shook his head and said, "Of course not. I can't trust anyone, but I can trust you, my master's wife. But this time I'm not just asking the doctor to diagnose your majesty. I also plan to send someone back to Bianjing to inform my father-in-law that the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety will work together from within. So I have to let Ah Zhu go with you."

Li Qiushui glanced at the elegant Hu Yanjin and asked, "Oh? Since we are going to invite Jin'er's father, why don't you let Jin'er go with me? Besides, she is also a disciple of my Xiaoyao Sect, so it's time for her to go back and pay her respects to her master."

Zhao Mu said, "I have to lead the army to fight, but my generals are either incompetent or I don't have enough manpower. Therefore, the task of guarding Lingzhou City must be assigned to Jin'er. Qinglu and the Prime Minister will assist in government affairs, and Jin'er will lead the army to guard the city. I'm not worried about others, but I'm mainly worried about what conspiracy that woman Yelu Yanxiu might come up with."

"This woman is really powerful. If it weren't for the mutual trust between Your Majesty and I, I would have fallen into her trap long ago. During the last Western Expedition, if I hadn't made preparations in advance and defended the country like an iron barrel, this woman would have directly attacked Lingzhou City."

"And this time I always feel that Zhao Ji has such courage to claim the throne, it is definitely not something he can do with his list. There must be someone else's instigation, and the most likely person who instigated it is Yelu Yanxiu. This time we don't have a lot of troops. So we must be very careful."

Li Qiushui said, "That's a problem. I've also seen this Princess Zhao. She is indeed a resourceful woman. She has the demeanor of Empress Dowager Xiao back then."

Zhao Mu guessed correctly this time. Zhao Ji was so courageous that he dared to directly proclaim himself emperor from the position of regent because he was bewitched by Yelu Yanxiu.

Before that, Zhao Ji was just a regent, and he and Empress Dowager Xiang had the seriously ill Emperor Zhezong appoint him as the crown prince. After Yelu Yanxiu returned to Liao from Qi, he began to persuade Zhao Ji to become emperor and completely dismember the current Song Dynasty.

Moreover, Yelu Yanxiu's plan this time was extremely vicious.

Yelu Yanxiu knew that Prince Duan loved to play and was ambitious, so he sent all kinds of gifts to him.

In addition, she also persuaded her father, Yelu Hongji, to cede several small cities in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to Huizong, so as to establish a little bit of merit for him to pacify the people when he ascended the throne.

As long as these small cities were given up, the whole Song Dynasty would spread the word about Emperor Huizong's "civil and military achievements", saying that he won back the cities of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun without fighting, unlike Zhao Mu who had to go to war and mobilize a large number of troops. Then the relationship between Zhao Mu and Huizong would be alienated, and even if they did not turn against each other, they would be divided and alienated.

Although the plans of these two emperors were not thought up by Yelu Yanxiu, they were promoted by him in order to completely separate the rich Song Dynasty from the powerful Daqi.

Only in this way can the Khitan Liao Kingdom rest assured.

Yelu Yanxiu also saw that Huizong was not worthy of being a ruler. If the Song Dynasty was handed over to such a waste, although he could not be said to be a disaster to the country and the people, at least he would not easily use military force against the Liao Kingdom. He was also willing to accept the conditions of the previous Chanyuan Alliance.

As for Zhao Mu, although his army was very strong, fighting required huge logistical resources. Although Qi State was rich in fine horses, controlled the Silk Road, and was rich in wealth, it did not have that much manpower, and most of its food was imported from the Song Dynasty.

Without the logistical transfusion package of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Mu's Qi Army would have become a skinny tiger.

In this way, the manpower and troops that Zhao Mu could mobilize would not exceed 300,000 at most, and 300,000 people setting out from the western grasslands to attack Liao land was simply a pipe dream. This huge logistical expenditure was not something Zhao Mu's Qi State could afford. By then, although Zhao Mu would have the ability to bite the Liao State, or even hurt it, he would not have the power to bite the huge Liao State to death.

Moreover, Yelu Yanxiu could also advise Huizong to cut off his supply of food, tea and other materials on the grounds that Zhao Mu posed a huge threat. At that time, Zhao Mu would have no choice but to stay in Qi.

But if Zhao Mu attacked the Song Dynasty and used military force against the Song Dynasty, then the Liao Kingdom could unite with the Song Dynasty. Although we dare not say that we can defeat Zhao Mu with the army, we can still use the huge national strength of the two countries to wear him down.

By that time, the war would be almost over, and the Liao Kingdom would act as a peacemaker and make the Song and Qi countries stop fighting and make peace. At that time, the three powers would still be in a tripartite balance of power. No one could shake the Liao Kingdom's position.

This plan was a vicious one, because no matter what, it could transfer the contradiction between Song and Liao to Song and Qi. The complete whole was forcibly torn apart by Yelu Yanxiu.

However, Yelu Yanxiu did not expect that Zhezong had secretly handed over the "Golden Casket" to Zhao Mu beforehand. Moreover, the Imperial Seal was also sent out of Bianjing by Fang Shisan. Now Huizong was just a "blank emperor".

But the reason why Huizong could so easily agree to Yelu Yanxiu's conditions was entirely because he, a blank slate emperor, needed to establish his own prestige as soon as possible. Taking those insignificant small cities in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun was the beginning of his winning the hearts of the people and gaining a firm foothold.

Once he has established himself, the emperor's seal will not be so important.

But before that, he had to stabilize Zhao Mu first. Even if he couldn't get Zhao Mu's support, he had to keep him neutral. So the ochre yellow robe was sent.

Zhao Mu said, "Master's Wife, you must pay attention to two things when you return to the capital this time. The first is not to alert the enemy."

Li Qiushui smiled and said, "Okay, you don't need to tell me about these things. I will go get the doctor this time, and then wait for you in Bianjing City. After that, I will support Ah Zhu. I will not do anything else. I will not alarm them."

(End of this chapter)