Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 625: The final distribution of benefits before the war
Hearing Wanyan Sheng's shout, Murong Fu and Aguda hurried out to greet Zhao Mu.

When the two arrived at the door, Zhao Mu had already climbed the stairs.

Seeing the two men about to bow to him, Zhao Mu quickly said, "Chief Wanyan, Brother Murong, please don't kneel down."

However, the two men were not polite. After hearing Zhao Mu's "no need to be polite", the two men really did not intend to kneel.

Murong Fu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for many years. Your Majesty is still as elegant as ever."

Zhao Mu looked at Murong Fu. Murong Fu's appearance had changed a lot.

The biggest change is that he has become a little darker and his skin is a little rougher. After all, the north is cold and dry, not as cold as the blessed land in the south.

Today, Murong Fu has long lived up to the elegance of a handsome young man, and his face also has some of the vicissitudes of an entrepreneur.

Zhao Mu wondered if Wang Yuyan would still be willing to marry Murong Fu if she saw him in this state.

After a brief exchange of greetings, the three of them took their seats one by one.

As the second emperor of the Song Dynasty and the leader of this meeting, Zhao Mu naturally sat at the top seat, while Murong Fu and Wanyan Aguda sat at the bottom seats on both sides.

Queen Wang and others were invited by the women of the Jurchen tribe to rest aside.

This room, which looked like a fake gathering hall, was soon filled with people.

On Zhao Mu's left were the people from Murong Fu's side, except for Gong Yeqian who was in charge of training the troops and guarding the mountain stronghold. Murong Fu's three major generals and the generals he recruited were all present.

On the other side, on the Jurchen tribe, all those who could come had arrived, including Wanyan Aguda, the leader, Wanyan Sheng, the next in line, and most of the Wanyan clan members, except Wanyan Zongbing.

Looking at these people in front of him, Zhao Mu felt like a monkey in a human costume.

Murong Fu was fine, after all, the Murong family was a family that had lived in Jiangnan for a long time. Although they were of Xianbei descent, their posture and clothing were no different from those of the Han people. Although Murong Fu had not yet officially taken the throne of the Great Yan Kingdom.

But now, in his own small mountain stronghold, he has already begun to regard himself as the emperor. Although Murong Fu has only a few thousand soldiers and hundreds of officers under his command, he also holds a small court every three days and a big court every ten days. All his subordinates also cheer for him like civil and military officials.

But despite this, Murong Fu looked quite interesting in his dragon robe.

But Aguda's work seems a bit sloppy.

Although they tried their best to align with the military and official systems of Song and Liao, and also designed their own costumes, Zhao Mu felt that they were neither fish nor fowl. They looked like a makeshift troupe on the stage, which looked real but was instantly fake. But if they were fake, there was still some truth in them. It looked awkward no matter how he looked at it.

Seeing Zhao Mu sitting upright on the main seat, he just looked at them without saying a word. Everyone below also looked at each other. I don't know what Zhao Mu is thinking.

At this time Murong Fu asked: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I wonder why Your Majesty is looking at us like this?" Murong Fu was proud of his "kinship" with Zhao Mu, so he dared to speak.

Zhao Mu came back to his senses at this time and said, "Haha, everyone's attire is somewhat like the founding of a new era, not bad."

Hearing Zhao Mu's "praise", everyone in the hall burst into laughter.

After everyone teased for a while, Zhao Mu also controlled everyone.

Zhao Mu waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's talk business first. I have come all the way to the Jurchen tribe to discuss a joint attack with you."

Hearing Zhao Mu's words, everyone present felt inexplicably excited. Especially the Jurchens, they no longer had to live in the mountains and forests. When they entered the city, they would have money, food, houses and kangs. They would also have women to warm their kangs.

Murong Fu said: "Your Majesty is the leader of our three countries. We are willing to obey your Majesty's orders in everything. I wonder when we will march?"

Aguda also asked the key question at this time: "Are our three countries fighting together or fighting separately? Are the armies under our command commanded together or separately?"

Hearing these quick questions, Zhao Mu knew that this was the last concern in these people's minds.

After all, no one wants the troops under his command to be dispatched and commanded by others.

Zhao Mu said to these questions: "Don't worry, I will answer you one by one. First is the question of the King of Yan, when will we march? I can't answer this question yet. But don't worry, when our Song Dynasty is ready, we will march naturally. On the way to the Jurchen tribe, I passed through Goryeo. I also persuaded the King of Goryeo to lend the Song Dynasty a passage to attack the Liao Kingdom from Goryeo. When the Song Dynasty's army has assembled in Goryeo, it will lead the march, and then everyone can follow."

"Our plan is this. First, my Zhong Song will issue a declaration of war to the Liao Kingdom, and then the army of Qi will take the lead in declaring war on Liao. I will send my Grand Marshal Wang Xian and Left General Wang Jin to lead the troops from Qi and go deep into the desert."

"As for the Goryeo direction, General Yang, the Deputy Privy Councilor, will lead the elite troops of Tianbo Prefecture to attack. The loyal and filial king Hu Yan will march north from Yanmen Pass. And I will personally attack from Xiongzhou Pass under the banner of the Great Song Dynasty's Northern Expedition Marshal, and directly attack Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom. Attack the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun."

Wanyan Aguda nodded after listening, and then said: "Your Majesty, I understand the strategy of advancing troops for the time being. But the issue of joint operations..."

In response to Aguda's most concerned question, Zhao Mu said: "I have also thought about this. Although we are fighting together, this alliance is only in the joint advance. There is no overall command. In other words, everyone commands their own army. In the end, everyone will meet in Liao."

Wanyan Sheng asked: "How should we distribute the cities and treasures we have captured during the march?"

Zhao Mu replied, "It's very simple. The cities and land will be distributed according to what we said when we signed the alliance. Even if other troops occupy the cities within the other party's jurisdiction, they are only stationed there temporarily. They must be returned to the other party when the other party sends troops to claim them back, or when the war is over."

"As for the wealth after occupying the cities during the war, the land of Liaodong, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and every blade of grass and tree that were previously drawn within the territory of the Song Dynasty, all belong to the Song Dynasty. The troops of the Yan State and the Jurchens are strictly prohibited from looting and destroying, and you don't even need to attack. After all, rebuilding later will also be a huge expense. Instead of looting and destroying, it is better to keep them. The Song Dynasty has mobilized all its troops this time, so we should take the lion's share. I think you all have no objection!"

Hearing Zhao Mu's slightly threatening tone, how could anyone dare to have any opinions?
Although everyone felt a little uncomfortable, it was indeed the Song Dynasty that contributed the most this time. It was reasonable for them to get more. Moreover, the Song Dynasty was willing to divide the land among the other two families. He only wanted the Han people's homeland to be safe. This made sense.

(End of this chapter)