Compete for the Song Dynasty

The Libo brothers hadn't seen each other for several years, and the conversation lasted most of the night. The two brothers, who were full of wine and food, felt happy.When Wanyan Xunzhe woke up the next day, he found that Xun Libo was not in the room.After packing up, he came to the wooden house of his father's chief, Wanyan Ugunai, and prepared to bid farewell to his father and younger brother.

When he saw his father this time, the old chief was not as serious as he saw him yesterday. His younger brother Wanyan Libo was in his father's room. It seemed that his younger brother had already told his father what he thought.

"You stinky boy, why didn't you discuss such a big matter with your father!" Wu Gu Nai smiled and scolded the eldest son Wanyan Huanzhe.

Hearing that his father didn't mean to blame too much, Wanyan Xie was very grateful to his younger brother for explaining to his father, he said: "Father, some time ago you were leading the warriors of the tribe to ambush in the mountains to repel Tang Kuo. The tribe. The child was caught by Nayelu Hongxiao, and the following things happened one after another, and it was too late to explain to his father."

Ugu Nai laughed and waved his hands: "Okay, I don't blame you for this matter, as long as you remember your last name is Wanyan, it is worth doing for the clansmen." [

Wanyan Xie clasped his fists and said: "Thank you father, if there is nothing else, I will go back to the battalion commander. As soon as Yelu Zongyuan makes a move, I will tell my brother."

Seeing that his father and elder brother had reconciled, Wanyan Libo told Wanyan: "Brother must pay attention to safety!"

Wanyan Xie smiled: "What is a man afraid of?"

Chief Ugunai looked at his two sons, and a plan came into his mind. He said to his two sons, "I have something to ask you both of you today."

Wanyan Xie and Xilibo saw that their father was very serious, and knew that it should be a very important matter. Ugunai motioned the two children to sit down: "I know the character of the two of you very well. Brave. If you two brothers work together, we are not afraid that our Wanyan tribe will not be strong in the future."

"Xixia and Liao Kingdom are mostly fighting for power and brothers are killing each other. You must firmly remember this lesson. If one day I am gone, if the two of you turn against each other, my spirit in heaven will not be at ease."

The two brothers were very shocked when they heard what their father said. They looked at each other and hurriedly said together: "Father, don't worry, my brothers will never turn against each other."

The impeacher hurriedly asked: "Why did father say this? Could it be that there is something wrong with my brother?"

The chief smiled slightly: "This matter is related to the rise and fall of my Wanyan tribe, and it is not a joke. According to the customs of our Jurchens, the two of you should have lived in different palaces long ago. Do you know why it is still necessary for the father? Arrange you together?"

After he finished speaking, he looked around at the two Wanyan and Libo brothers, and seeing their blank faces, he went on to say: "You two brothers have their own strengths, and the impeacher is thoughtful and suitable for handling internal affairs. Suitable for managing foreign affairs. The two of you can cooperate well to develop the Wanyan tribe. This is God's will."

Both Wanyan Xie and Wanyan Libo knew what their father meant by God's will, and their father Wanyan Wu Gunai had a legendary experience.Ugunai's father, Wanyan Shilu, began to be infertile for a long time. He asked a wizard for divination and predicted the order of the eldest son and two daughters.As a result, four children were obtained in this order.The second son, Wan Yan with dark bones, became an alcoholic after he became an adult, and often contradicted his mother, the apprentice Shan.

The Jurchens worshiped and believed in the prophecies of the wizards very much. In the end, the black bones violated the family and were executed.Ugunai became the chief of the Wanyan tribe. He also asked the wizard to prophesy. The wizard's prophecy was that as long as his children had a blind date, the Wanyan tribe would prosper. to grow.

Wanyan Xie said: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely try my best to help my brother."

Xie Libo also wanted to reassure his father, but when he heard that his elder brother used the word "best support", he hurriedly said: "What did my brother say, it should be that I tried my best to help my brother."

The chief laughed loudly: "You two don't have to leave, as long as you two are like one person, the Wanyan tribe will flourish and there will be younger generations capable people. Well, now I will tell you two my thoughts."

The two brothers listened more carefully, and Ugunai said: "Impeacher, you pick a few people from the clan to follow you, and they can protect your safety at any time. This is no problem!"

"Father, no problem!" Wanyan Xie said hastily.

Ugunai looked at Libo: "You bring a few people to be responsible for the safety of you and your brother Wang Pang. Nothing is the best. If there is civil strife, go back to Wanyan. I will send people to go by sea and go around enough. The Liao border escorted him back home!"

Wan Yan impeached Li Bo hurriedly said: "Thank you, father!"

Ugunai laughed out loud, very unrestrainedly: "If Yelu Zongyuan dares to make a move, it is God's will. Impeacher, you remember that Yelu Zongyuan made a move, and you immediately send someone back to report, and then you and your brothers will meet again." Come back with me. We came to the Liao Kingdom with mantises, cicadas, and orioles behind us. Hmph, although it’s not enough to fight Yelu dog thieves, at least we can take the opportunity to strengthen our Wanyan tribe.”

The old chief spoke in high spirits, and the two brothers were gearing up for it.Wanyan Xie felt that his father's idea was good, but he had another concern. He said, "Father, if we only care about fighting Yelu, then if something goes wrong in Goryeo, wouldn't we be enemies on both sides?"

The old chief laughed: "Silly boy, Goryeo is too busy dealing with the Japanese slaves to take care of herself now, besides, have you forgotten the relationship between our Wanyan people and Goryeo?"

Most of the Goryeo people migrated from the Wanyan tribe. The ancestor of the current Wanyan tribe, Wanyan Hanpu, once visited Silla and Goryeo, and finally returned to the tribe.Goryeo was originally called Goguryeo, and both Jurchen and Balhae belonged to the same family. Later, Wang Jian of Goguryeo was supported by the generals as king, destroyed Silla and moved the capital to his hometown, Kaesong (Songyue), and changed the name of the country to "Goryeo". .After the Goryeo-Khitan War, Wang's Goryeo broke off diplomatic relations with the Song Dynasty according to the agreement, and the Khitan people made concessions to the old Baozhou area east of the Yalu River.In this way, Goryeo can stand on its own, but the Wanyan people are still the nobles of Goryeo.

The old chief said confidently: "Don't say that Goryeo is being beaten by the Japanese slaves and there is no other way, even if he has a gasp and goes to war with the Wanyan tribe, he must think about it!" , as long as it can make their tribe grow stronger, they are willing to do anything for their tribe.

Wanyan impeacher obeyed his father's command, and continued to lurk beside Yeluzong Yuan and his son. Wanyan impeached Libo with a few followers, and went to Shangjing to meet Wangpang according to the prior agreement with Wangpang.Within two days of his departure, his impeachers also set off to Beijing with the team of Yelu Zongyuan and his son celebrating the new year for the Empress Dowager of Liao.

Just when Wang Pang and Xi Libo went to the capital of the Liao Kingdom at the same time, a strange thing happened in Bianjing of the Song Dynasty, and only a few people knew about it, because if the incident became a big one, the consequences would be lawless. imagine.

The cause of the incident is as follows: Marshal of the Liao Kingdom, the son of the emperor's uncle Yelu Zongyuan: Dongping Wang Yelu Hongxiao, in order to please Zhao Shu, the prince of the Song Dynasty, ordered people to send gifts one by one.

This gift is nothing else, it is what Wang Pang is looking for, the treasure of Tianwang Temple, why doesn't Yelu Hongxiao keep such a treasure for himself?This Yelu Hongxiao said he was the king of Dongping, but he was just a playboy from the Liao Kingdom.Yelu Zongyuan only had such a son, so he was very spoiled. When he went to Tianwang Temple, his father Yelu Zongyuan made a bet with the then emperor Yelu Zongzhen, and he was there.

He was very curious about the treasure of the town temple in Tianwang Temple, so he stole it out. However, he was stupid and spent all his time on eating, drinking and playing, so he left the treasure of the town temple aside. He just remembered that Wanyan's surname would be Very powerful, if he was the prince Zhao Shu, maybe he would cut off the Wanyan tribe when it was still fledgling. And now the Wanyan tribe led by Wanyan Wu Gunai cannot be underestimated.

It's a coincidence that Yelu Hongxiao's cronies and dog friends don't know who mentioned the country of Liao. Originally, the emperor should be Yelu Hongxiao.Until now, my father is still hesitating. He invited a wizard for divination, and the wizard told him that Yelu Hongji's country would not last long.Only then did Yelu Zongyuan fall in love, but the wizard also said that Yelu Hongxiao had an unknown item that would bring him a gang of murderers, and he stole it.

This sorcerer is just a half-assed guy. He said that Yelu Hongji's world is not stable. It's because the current emperor ignores the government all day long, and the people's livelihood is miserable. No wonder; as for Yelu Hongxiao, the wizard scolded him, even if he stole the country, he would not be able to sit still, and seeing that he is a dude, it is difficult to achieve great things, so he said this.

Yelu Hongxiao thought about the things he stole for a long time. Although he was not the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, he had plenty of money at home, not to mention the items. That broken stone that Tennoji stole?Although I didn't like the stone at all, it was regarded as the treasure of the town temple after all.When he tilted his head and rolled his eyes, he had a bad idea.

Haven't you heard that the emperor of the Song Dynasty is about to die?It's better to give this thing to the prince. Once the prince ascends the throne, he can cooperate with the Liao Kingdom.He didn't even think about it, he had no soldiers, no generals, and now he was relying entirely on his father, the Generalissimo of Soldiers and Horses.He actually wanted to collude with the State of Song and start a war against his surname Yelu, isn't he a bastard?

Regardless of what to say, he really did just that. He sent the treasure of the town temple to the prince's mansion. Zhao Zhongzhen went into the palace to visit the emperor's sick body, and handed this novelty to his father, prince Zhao Shu, by the way.When Zhao Shu was chatting, he repeatedly played with it in his hand, suddenly Zhao Shu jumped up and shouted: "Go back to the mansion, go back to the mansion!" Regardless of his status as the crown prince, he went crazy and ran back to Pu He didn't see anyone or enter the palace to visit the emperor.

What happened to the prince?Now only a few ministers know about the prince's strike, so they rushed to Pu Mansion to look for the prince.