Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"Wait a minute!" Yue Fei stopped him.

Yue Fei asked Yang Zaixing: "Why did you rebel?"

Yang Zaixing said, "Who wants to rebel if he can survive?"

His words silenced everyone, because they saw too many refugees along the way south.

Yue Fei said: "You are so good at fighting, I promise you an official position, are you willing to serve the court?"

Yang Zaixing said: "The imperial court is so stupid, a certain seven-foot man doesn't bother to be with you! I heard that Yue Shuai is righteous, and I can die at your hands today, so I have no regrets in dying."

Yue Fei said: "When today's son is holy and determined to reform the system, what you hear and see is one-sided!"

Zhang Xian said: "Yue Shuai, it's useless to talk to these rebels, just chop it up as a warning!"

"Take it back."

Yue Fei felt that Yang Zaixing was a rare and powerful general, and he couldn't bear to kill him. Now that Guochao is employing him, let's take him back first.

On the second day, Cao Cheng was caught, executed in Qingjiang, and his head was sent to Hongzhou.

After Cao Cheng's death, the rebels in the Linjiang Army collapsed without a fight and became scattered bandits and thieves.

This matter is out of his Yue Fei's control, let's leave it to the local government, if the local government can't do it, the imperial court will naturally send people to come.

Yue Fei knew that his main duty was to guard the border, this time he was temporarily dispatched to counter the rebellion, now that the leader of the rebels was dead, it was time for him to go north in time.

Instead, he wrote a memorial to Zhao Guan's family, mainly stating what he heard and saw all the way south.

Early in the morning on July 28, a group of people entered Yanjing City.

All the people on the road were cleared away.

The person who came was the Duke of Lu, Wan Yanchang.

After arriving in Yanjing, Wan Yanchang felt that the world suddenly became better.

The main reason is that he lost the battle in Liaoyang Fuzhou before, and he was afraid that Shangjing would blame him.

He didn't want to go back to Shangjing, and didn't want to stay in Liaoyang any longer, so he wrote to Zongpan, hoping to come to Yanjing.

Wanyanchang is a typical peacemaker, he is Wanyan Zongpan's lackey, Wanyan Zongpan will definitely protect him.

Then he discussed with Zong Wang and transferred Wan Yanchang to Yanjing on the grounds that the war in Hebei was tight.

Not long after Wan Yanchang arrived at his residence, someone from outside came in to announce: "Duke Lu, someone from outside has brought a box of West Lake Longjing tea."

"West Lake Longjing tea, what is this?"

Zhang Qian, Wanyanchang's aide, said: "The Duke of Lu does not know that this tea is from the Song Dynasty, produced in Hangzhou on the Liangzhe Road. Although it is not a tribute tea from the Song Dynasty, it is quite famous among the people and loved by scholars. "

Naturally, Wan Yanchang didn't know much about tea, but tea was one of the favorites of the nobles of the Kingdom of Jin.

One is because the upper echelons of the Song Dynasty loved tea, and the nobles of the Jin Kingdom naturally rushed to follow suit.

The second is because tea is one of the few things in this era that can moisten the intestines and relieve laxatives, so whether it is the Song and Liao, or the Song and Xia, or the trade between the Song and Qinghai-Tibet regions, the trading volume of tea is very large.

Wan Yanchang asked suspiciously: "When I first came to Yanjing, did someone bring tea?"

Zhang Qian said: "There are quite a lot of businessmen in Yanjing, and there are countless contacts with Song State. They must know that Lu Guogong is here, so we can meet each other and talk to each other if we have something to ask."

Wan Yanchang smiled and said, "Who is bringing the tea?"

"It's Yuwen Xuzhong."

Wan Yanchang was stunned for a moment: "Yuwen Xuzhong? Does this name sound familiar?"

"Duke Lu forgot? This person is a hostage taken by our army in the fourth year of Tianhui (the first year of Jingkang) when my Dajin Tianbing went south and Song Ting sent to negotiate a peace."

"Oh! I remembered, it's him!" Wan Yanchang was quite surprised, "Why is he in Yanjing?"

"This person was originally detained in Yunzhong Mansion. Later, the imperial court wanted to do some private business with Song Ting, so he sent this person to Yanjing. He has done a lot of business and trade over the years by virtue of his own relationship. The nobles of Yanjing It is all thanks to him that we can drink tea."

"Quick! Bring me a drink." Wan Yanchang hurriedly said.

Not long after, the people below served Wan Yanchang a cup of West Lake Longjing.

Wan Yanchang took a sip, quite surprised: "How did Yuwen Xuzhong manage to bring tea from Hangzhou to Yanjing?"

"That's unknown."

"Where is Yuwen Xuzhong?"

"Just left."

"Let him come to see me."

Not long after, Yuwen Xuzhong arrived at Wan Yanchang's mansion.

"The grassroots refer to the Duke of Lu."

"Yu Wenxu, how did you get tea from Hangzhou to Yanjing?"

Yu Wenxu said: "Don't hide it from Duke Lu, it's by sea."

"Sea freight?"

"It's a sea-going ship that departs from Hangzhou, docks in Zhigu Village (Tianjin), and then enters Yanjing."

Wan Yanchang nodded, and asked, "Can you get something else?"

"What does Lord Lu want?"

"Silk, pottery, calligraphy and painting, treasures, etc. I heard that the soap produced in Song Dynasty is also good, much better than mine. Can you get some?"

"It's possible, but it's a bit difficult. Hangzhou Bay is now under strict control."

"What kind of support do you need?"

Yuwen Xuzhong didn't speak, Wan Yanchang stepped back and said, "It's okay for you to say it."

"It's not that the grassroots are unwilling to satisfy Lu Guogong, it's that it's really getting stricter now, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless the two countries negotiate peace and can conduct business normally, then the grassroots can use their relationships to get a lot of what the Duke of Lu wants."

Wan Yanchang said: "It's a simple matter. In fact, there is an intention to continue to maintain peace internally. The envoys are negotiating in Tokyo."

"But Caomin heard that the imperial court has always wanted to go south, and Marshal Zong Han is furiously mobilizing his troops."

"Hmph!" Wan Yanchang smiled, "You only know the appearance, not the deep meaning. But these are not what you should ask. If the two countries negotiate peace, can you bring me more products from the Song Dynasty?"

Yu Wenxu didn't expect to hook up with Wan Yanchang so quickly by giving him tea.

Wan Yanchang has this demand, and even if the two countries negotiate a peace, most of the Song and Jin trades will be conducted in a fixed place, which will greatly limit the private needs of the nobles of the Jin Kingdom.

Wan Yanchang can be satisfied just from the sea.

"If this is the case, it is naturally possible." Yu Wenxu said.

"Okay, you go back and wait for the news."

"Caomin retire."

"and many more!"

"What orders does Duke Lu have?"

"In the future, if you follow me to do business, you will not lose your benefits."

"Is Duke Lu going to stay permanently in Yanjing?"

"It's not just me, many people will come."

"Yes, to be appreciated by the Lord of Lu is the grass-roots three lives lucky."

After Yu Wenxu went back, he immediately started writing letters.

The letter was quickly sent to an unremarkable tofu shop in Yanjing City, and after several twists and turns, it was brought into the Song Dynasty by the Military Intelligence Department.

Once it enters the territory of Song Dynasty, it will be rushed to Tokyo City for eight hundred miles.

By the seventh day of August, Zhao Ning had already seen the letter.

The amount of information in this letter is far beyond Zhao Ning's imagination.

Especially as mentioned in it, many nobles from the Kingdom of Jin are moving south.

This indicates that Jin Guo is actually undergoing a fierce restructuring.

Although the high-ranking crown prince Wanyan Quan is still young, he has definitely revealed his ambition to reform.

It seems that Jin Guo really felt the passivity of the center of power being located in Shangjing, and wanted to gradually move south to fight against the slowly rising Song Dynasty.

In the early morning of the eighth day of August, the Xixia court was not peaceful.

The current international situation has changed drastically, and Gao Qingyi, the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, met Lord Xia at the Western Xia Dynasty Hall.

Chapter 542 Instigating Xixia (Second Change)

Gao Qingyi said: "I heard that the Song Dynasty built many fortifications in Yinzhou. Could the Lord turn a deaf ear to it?"

Brother Li Cha on the side said: "We have signed a peace agreement with Song, and we don't want to cause trouble again."

Gao Qingyi said: "But how did I hear that Song Jun has been eyeing Yinzhou?"

"What does the envoy mean?"

Gao Qingyi said: "There is no other intention. The marshal sent me here to help Xia Guo regain Yinzhou."

Li Qianshun couldn't help but asked, "Can Jinshi take back Yinzhou?"

"It's not difficult to regain Yinzhou, as long as I, Dajin, mobilize a group of troops from Gufu and Linzhou, attack Suide in the Song Dynasty from the rear, cut off the supply of Yinzhou, and the lord will arrive at Yinzhou with [-] troops , The strong troops of the Jin and Xia countries attacked the Song army in Yinzhou, and Yinzhou collapsed without attack."

Hearing this, Li Qianshun was quite interested, and he continued: "How many troops can your country send?"

"One hundred thousand."

Brother Li Cha laughed out loud: "Your country is now confronting Song State in Hebei, and the capital of Taiyuan has been taken back by Song State. I heard that Wan Yan Jia's mother was killed by Song Army. Where will another [-] troops come?"

"His Royal Highness, don't forget Fugu Zhejia."

Brother Li Cha said: "Your Excellency, do you mean to send Zhe family generals here?"

"Naturally, there is also my elite teacher of the Great Gold."

Li Qianshun hesitated.

Gao Qingyi said: "Don't you know, the Lord of the Kingdom, that the State of Song is now building a large number of fortifications in Yinzhou, and is advancing towards Shizhou step by step?"

Li Qianshun said: "I haven't got the news yet, the Song army is keeping restraint in Yinzhou."

Gao Qingyi said again: "Then in Hedong?"

"Hedong?"

"When the Song Dynasty takes Taiyuan back, the next targets must be Fugu and Linzhou. Once Fugu and Linzhou are taken back by the Song Dynasty, Xia Kingdom's territory east of Mingtangchuan will be completely exposed to the front of the Song army." Gao Qingyi said.

"If those places are occupied by the Song army, and the east of Hengshan Mountain will be returned to the Song State, then Yinzhou's logistics will not only be Suide, but the entire Hedong Road and Yanyan Road. The Song State will go to war at that time. May I ask Xia? How does the country respond?"

What Gao Qingyi said silenced the Xixia monarchs and ministers.

The positions of Fugu and Linzhou are indeed too important. Fugu was where the Zhejia army was located, and Linzhou was the territory of the generals of the Yang family.

The current situation is only a hole in Yinzhou. If the entire eastern front is taken back by Da Song, it will really be overwhelming.

The Great Song Dynasty could advance in multiple ways, even bypass Yinzhou, and directly reach Shizhou and Xiazhou, but it was impossible for Xixia to intercept it in multiple ways.

In this way, Song Dynasty will fully take the initiative in the battle situation in the northwest.

But the current situation is that both Fugu and Linzhou are in the hands of the Kingdom of Jin, which is equivalent to the Kingdom of Jin blocking the front of the Song Dynasty for Xixia in the east.

But the drastic change in the current situation is that Taiyuan was recovered by Wu Jie, and the Song army was strong and strong.

Li Qianshun glanced at Brother Li Cha, and Brother Li Cha said: "What the envoy said is not unreasonable, but we still need to think about it."

Gao Qingyi didn't say much, and was taken down to be resettled.

Li Qianshun saw Brother Li Cha alone, and he said: "What the Jin envoy said is not unreasonable. Song Guo took back Taiyuan, and the threat to me towards the east has indeed increased."

Brother Li Cha said: "But both Fugu and Linzhou still have the Jin army, and it is not so easy for the Song army to come over."

"The Jin envoy said just now that he is willing to send troops to join us in attacking the Song Dynasty."

Brother Li Cha said: "Think about how Zhang Yi deceived those princes and kings."

"You mean, we have sent troops, but Jin Guo may not send troops?"