Fenghou

Zhou Jin picked up the cloth bag and opened it. Inside was the 25 silver coins he gave Liu Er. Zhou Jin was overjoyed and asked quickly, "Where did you find it?"

"According to your instructions, I dug it from the wall."

"Not bad! Not bad! I will reward you."

At this time, two waiters came over with wine and vegetables. When they passed by Zhou Jin, the two staff threw away the wine and vegetables and threw Zhou Jin to the ground. To draw the knife.

The diners around jumped up one after another, rushed forward, pushed Zhou Jin to the ground, tied his hands behind his back, and snatched away the dagger and knife in his arms.

Zhou Jin was pushed to the ground, but he didn't struggle. He stared fiercely at Wang Jiulang, which made Wang Jiulang tremble with fear.

A soldier blocked Zhou Jin's mouth with a rag, covered his head with a black mask, and escorted him out.

A few guys hid at the stairs and shivered. Yang Ye smiled and patted Wang Jiulang on the shoulder, and put a ten taels of silver on the table.

"We keep our word, you can go home."

"General, will he come to take revenge on me!"

"No! He colluded with Jin Bing and committed a serious crime. He is doomed."

Only then did Wang Jiulang accept the money, and walked away tremblingly.

Song Jun immediately found an inn's room card from Zhou Jin. A dozen soldiers rushed to the inn, found Zhou Jin's room, and found 2000 taels of silver and other items.

All the items were packed and taken away by the soldiers of the Song Army. In the carriage, several soldiers escorted Zhou Jin, and the others followed on horseback. They drove towards the county like a gust of wind.

748 octopus baits

The reason why Wang Hao didn't report to Chen Qing with the eagle letter, but rode back to Jingzhao was to leave some time for Yang Ye and Zhong Huan to see if they could catch Zhou Jin.

As expected, Yang and Ye lived up to Wang Hao's high expectations, and caught Zhou Jin before Wang Hao arrived in Jingzhao. As soon as Wang Hao arrived in Jingzhao, he received an eagle letter from Fushi County ahead of him.

Wang Hao then went to the Xuanfu envoy's office to report to Chen Qing the details before and after the kerosene robbery.

"Qijun Wang, when we attacked Shanzhou at the beginning of the year, Zhou Jinyuan's wife and brother who were doing business in Taiyuan found him, and persuaded Zhou Jin with a price of 1000 silver. The planner behind it was Wanyan Nianhan, He first gave Zhou Jin 2000 taels of silver, and promised to give another [-] taels of silver when things were done. Zhou Jin disclosed to his wife and brother the travel time of the fleet and the amount of kerosene ten days in advance, and he would personally guide the Jurchen cavalry to rob the ship.

The day before the boat accident, he asked for leave to return home on the grounds of his father's death, and hired the boatman Liu Er to wait by the small river. After the accident, he killed Liu Er and hid in Lepan Town. He wanted to see the investigation to decide whether to return home. "

"All his only weakness is this boatman Liu Er?" Chen Qing asked.

"Exactly! He gave the boatman Liu Er 25 silver coins as a reward, revealing his identity. He was very worried that we would find out the money, so he bribed the shopkeeper Zhao Jiulang to go to Liu Er's house to look for silver coins. We caught him and followed the clues." Zhou Jin was caught."

"Are you sure that Zhou Jin has no accomplices in the army?"

"The result of the interrogation was that there were no accomplices. This Zhou Jin was very careful, and no second person knew, otherwise he would not kill the boatman Liu Er to silence him, and he would not let a peddler help him find money. He could completely let his accomplices do it. .”

Chen Qing nodded, this person is gaining benefits by selling information, not an information point, he belongs to a lone wolf, Wanyan Nianhan will definitely look for him after getting the benefits, Chen Qing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said: "No matter how hard you work After a trip, I immediately returned to Yanzhou and told Zhou Jin that if he was willing to cooperate with the internal guards, I would spare his death and send his family to Sichuan to work in the fields. It will be conducted in top secrecy."

"Humble job understands!"

Wang Hao didn't even drink a sip of water, and set off immediately, returning to Yanzhou.

Guan Shigu said to Chen Qing: "Wanyan Nianhan is very suspicious, I'm afraid it's not easy to deceive him."

Chen Qing said indifferently: "As I said before, the key is to look at the internal struggles of the Kingdom of Jin. If Wanyan Nianhan is willing to give up Hebei and hand over the Hezha Meng'an Army, then the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin may deal with Wanyan first. Chang, remove Wanyan Chang's prime minister, let Wanyan Nianhan swallow Hedong, and then drive Wanyan Nianhan to deal with us.

But if Wanyan Nianhan is too ambitious and refuses to cede Hebei or the Hezha Meng'an army, then the King of Jin will definitely join hands with Wanyan Chang to deal with Wanyan Nianhan. It was difficult for Yan Nianhan to gain a foothold in Hedong.

At this time, Wanyan Nianhan had only two choices, either retreat to Hebei Road or enter Shaanxi Road. At this time, he found that there were not many troops stationed in Yanzhou, and he could take advantage of the opportunity. Then, would he take advantage of the bait in Fushi County? swallow it? "

Guan Shigu gave a thumbs up, "The king of the county is the one who knows himself and the enemy, and he will win every battle!"

……

Chen Qing expected that Wanyan Nianhan was not willing to hand over the Hezha Meng'an army, nor did he want to give up Hebei. The Wanhe Zhameng'an army was stationed in Daming Mansion, and the appointment of officials and taxes and food in the whole of Hebei were collected in Daming Mansion.

He has managed Hebei for ten years and wiped out hundreds of rebel armies, big and small. How could he be willing to hand over the sphere of influence he had painstakingly managed?

Jurchen established a country with force, Wanyan Nianhan knew very well, what does it mean to hand over the army?

Of course, Wanyan Nianhan didn't want to fight against the emperor. When he was negotiating with the emperor in Beijing, the emperor Wanyan Quan suggested a way for him. If he could destroy Chen Qing, he would be named the king of Sichuan and Shaanxi. It coincided with the advice given to him by Wanyan Wushu, to seize Sichuan and Shaanxi and build his own foundation.

If he could get Sichuan and Shaanxi as his foundation, Wanyan Nianhan could of course give up Hebei, hand over the Hezha Meng'an army, reconcile with the imperial court, and at the same time get his own territory, which is a happy thing for everyone.

But obviously, his idea of ​​sitting in Hedong and fighting Chen Qing is unrealistic. Hedong is Wanyanchang's territory, how can he be allowed to occupy Nestlé?

What's more, the main general who sits in Hedong is Wanyan Yinshuke, and he is also a veteran who has made great achievements in battle. He was the one who attacked Hedong back then. He and his brother Wanyan Balishu were sitting in Hedong. Fifty thousand Jurchen troops.

He couldn't even command the Han Chinese Xie Congjun. The [-] Han Chinese Xie Congjun was stationed in the south of Hedong Road.

Wanyan Nianhan ordered Han Chang, the leader of the Han Chinese Association Congjun Army, to come to see him several times. Han Chang declined on the grounds that the road was blocked and he could not go north. Wanyan Nianhan really had no choice. At present, his [-] troops can only be stationed in Luliang Mountain Pingyang Mansion to the west controls Pingyang Mansion, Shizhou, Jizhou and Cizhou.

If he hadn't plundered the Song army's [-] barrels of kerosene and exchanged some of Xiang Wanyan's Yinshu for sheep, I'm afraid his army wouldn't even be able to eat meat.

At the beginning of April, Wan Yanchang arrived in Taiyuan Mansion under the escort of three thousand Jurchen cavalry.

The head of the Wanfu, Wanyan Yuying and Wanyan Huonu both greeted Wanyanchang outside the city. Wanyan Guoying is the son of Wanyan Yinshuke and a famous general in the Kingdom of Jin. His Jurchen name is the same as Wanyanchang. Similarly, it is also called Tarlan. In order to avoid misunderstandings, everyone calls him the Chinese name Wanyan Yuying.

"Is your father still unable to land?" Wan Yanchang asked with concern.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, after my father came back from Shaanxi, he felt numb from the waist down."

Wan Yanchang patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "It doesn't matter, although your father is slightly disabled, he is much stronger than some people with long legs."

Some people with long legs alluded to Wanyan Nianhan, who actually ran from Hebei to Hedong, and wanted to seize his own territory, it was wishful thinking.

He sighed to Wanyan Huonu again: "After waiting for so many years, why are you bothering?"

At the beginning, the Hezha Meng'an army was divided into three parts, and part of it was originally in the hands of Wanyan Loushi. Wanyan Loushi was killed by Chen Qing in Jingzhao. Thousands of households, but Wanyan Huo Nu wanted to avenge her father, and she refused to return to Beijing, so that the Hezha Meng'an Army of Wanyan Loushi was captured by the emperor Wanyan Cheng, and Wan Yan Huo Nu was renamed Taiyuan There are thousands of households in Fulu, canonized as the king of Guangping County.

In fact, this is also the place where Wanyan is not smart. She insists on avenging her father and brother, and finally loses all the inheritance left to him by her father. Sir, this is his own credit.

Wanyan Huonu shook her head, "If I can't avenge my father, what face do I have to live in this world?"

"Okay! Let's go back to the Marshal's Mansion first!"

When he came to the Marshal's Mansion, Wan Yanchang saw Wanyan Yinshuke who was paralyzed. Seeing that he was really haggard, he comforted him and asked, "Where is Pulling Speed? Why don't you see him?"

"He went to Datong Mansion to receive the Xixia Iron Harrier Army."

Wanyan Yinshu chuckled and said: "Now Xixia is completely finished."

Wan Yanchang sneered, "They want money but no money, food but no food, how can they maintain the army? Last month, Brother Li Cha took the prince and [-] Xixia troops to Shangjing to meet the emperor in an attempt to gain support, but the court couldn't If you waste resources on Xixia again, it is impossible for Brother Li Cha and the prince of Xixia to come back again. The [-] Xixia army will be reorganized into the emperor's guard army. I can say that the emperor agreed to hand over the [-] iron kite army to you. You have to use it good them."

Wanyan Yinshu nodded, and asked again: "What did Nianhan say?"

Wan Yanchang said indifferently: "What else can he say? You can only blame him for breaking his promise and not following the consensus reached with the emperor. The emperor has not allowed him to return to Hebei."

"But the [-] troops in his hands may not be Chen Qing's opponent?" Wanyan Yinshu asked a little worried.

Wan Yanchang shook his head, "That's our perception, but he doesn't think so!"

After a pause, Wan Yanchang sneered again: "Whether he kills Chen Qing or Chen Qing kills him, the Son of Heaven is happy to see the success."

Chapter 749 Exchange

Immediately Wanyan Chang came to Pingyang Mansion again and met Wanyan Nianhan. He came to Hedong this time on behalf of the emperor, just to give Wanyan Nianhan one last chance.

"what!"

Wanyan stood up stubbornly, "Let me go back to the court to serve as Shangshuling, but not give me the position of prime minister, and still be under Zongpan and Zonggan, isn't that just letting me retire?"

Wan Yanchang laughed dryly and said: "You and I have been in the army for decades, and now we are old, so it's time to go back and take care of our old age, isn't it good?"

"What if I don't accept it?"

Wan Yanchang's eyes suddenly became fierce, and he said coldly: "Since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, I have never heard of anyone who dared to violate the wolf lord's golden wolf head order."

Wanyan Nianhan was a little discouraged immediately, and said again: "I can go back to Shangjing, and the Hezhameng'an army can also be handed over, but I have a condition, I will hand over the army to my son Xiebao, and let him continue to sit in Hebei .”

If Wanyan Nianhan proposed this retirement condition when he was in Hebei, perhaps the emperor would agree, but now that Wanyan Nianhan is trapped in Pingyang Mansion, and Wanyan Chang has come to Taiyuan, the emperor of course cannot agree again. It is already good for him to return to Beijing for retirement.

Wan Yanchang said indifferently: "Xiabao has meritorious deeds, the emperor decided to make him the head of ten thousand, and sent him to attack Yangzhou. In the future, he will stay in Jianghuai to develop. It is not bad to be the king of Yangzhou."

The implication is that it is no longer possible for the emperor to let his son sit in Hebei, and even the military power is restricted to death. As the commander of ten thousand, he can only lead ten thousand troops, and he will not be given the title of marshal.

Wanyan Nianhan immediately understood that the emperor had no intention of allowing him to keep Hebei from the very beginning, so he was allowed to enter Hedong. He is determined to deprive him of his military power.

Wanyan Nianhan bowed his head for a while and said: "The Son of Heaven also made an appointment with me, if I destroy Chen Qing, I will be crowned King of Sichuan and Shaanxi!"

Wan Yanchang walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said to Nianhan: "If you are willing to attack Chen Qing, I will support you with 30 shi of grain and [-] elite troops."

Wanyan Nianhan was stunned, and said sarcastically: "It seems that the prime minister also hopes to use Chen Qing's hand to kill me!"

Wan Yanchang shook his head, "If I had this idea, I wouldn't give you food. On the contrary, I hope you defeat Chen Qing. If you die, it will be my turn next. Nianhan, I don't want to retire either. Pension!"

Wanyan Nianhan nodded, "I understand. In order to thank the Prime Minister for his support, I will also give you a favor. I will give you a letter and you will give it to my son Xiebao. He will tie [-] to the Mengan Army As well as handing over the power of Hebei Road to Xiangguo, you should let three thousand personal guards come to Pingyang Mansion!"

Wan Yanchang narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I will definitely do it!"

Wanyanchang knew well that there must be Wanyan Nianhan's family hidden among the three thousand personal guards led by Wanyan Xiebao, and this was the exchange between Wanyan Nianhan and him.

……

Wan Yanchang took Wanyan Nianhan's letter and left. According to the agreement, he will instruct Wanyan Yinshu to hand over 30 elite assisted troops to Wanyan Nianhan and prepare to support Wanyan Nianhan with [-] shi of food at any time. .

As soon as Wanyanchang left, Wanyan Nianhan immediately ordered someone to find Zhang Xiaode. Zhang Xiaode was Zhou Jin's brother-in-law. Transit officer under Nianhan's tent, this is a fat job that everyone envies!

Not long after, Zhang Xiaode hurried over, saluted and said: "See you, Commander!"

Wanyan Nianhan smiled and said to him: "Go to Yanzhou again and find your brother-in-law. I want to know about the garrison and city defense in Fushi County."

A few days ago, Zhang Xiaode just went to Fushi County and saw that his brother-in-law was safe and sound, but the county magistrate and county lieutenant were dismissed, and the magistrate was demoted and transferred away. On the government, this made Wanyan Nianhan value Zhou Jin even more, indicating that this person still has some skills, and he did not leak, so he was not suspected by the inner guards.

"Humble job, let's go to Fushi County!"

Zhang Xiaode was unambiguous, and set off in a hurry after receiving the task.

Three days later, a caravan composed of dozens of mules arrived in Fushi County. Apart from the shopkeeper Zhang Xiaode, there were five fellows. These five fellows were not Zhang Xiaode's people, but Han people under Wanyan Nianhan's command. intelligence spies.

At the beginning, Wanyan Nianhan recruited a large number of Han Chinese as spies to exterminate the rebels in Hebei, and mixed into the ranks of the rebels, causing huge losses to the rebels.

These five guys are the five Han Chinese spies who were left behind at the beginning. They all have high military ranks. The four Du Yuhou and one commander can be regarded as the elite among the elite. They are all around 40 years old, so they are not very attractive. Notice.

Shanxi Road was exempt from commercial tax, and the caravan entered the city without any trouble and stayed in an inn.

Zhang Xiaode smiled to several 'old buddies': "You guys have a good rest, I'll go find Zhou Jin."

The leader of the spy is Jiang Ying, who is currently serving as the commander, equivalent to the position of commander in chief. He stood up and said, "I'll go with you!"

The two came to the gate of the barracks and asked the sentry to report for them. Seeing that there were not many large tents in the barracks, Jiang Ying asked strangely, "How many barracks are there in the city?"

"As far as I know, this is the barracks."

"Impossible! Can this barracks accommodate 1 people? Up to 5000 people."

Zhang Xiaode scratched his head, "I don't know too well, I'll ask later."

After a while, Zhou Jin came out, and he looked at his wife and brother with a complicated expression. He was notified by the inner guard yesterday that his wife and brother might come over in the next two days, so he asked him to cooperate fully.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaode really came, and he was completely under the control of the inner guard. Of course, it was not the inner guard, but under the control of Chen Qing, which shows how terrifying Chen Qing is.

But Zhou Jin has no choice now, his father, wife and two sons are all controlled by the inner guard, and his own life is also in the hands of the inner guard, so he dare not disobey the arrangement of the inner guard.

"Brother, this is..." Zhou Jin glanced at Jiang Ying.

"This is my employer."

Jiang Ying cupped her hands and said, "Jiang Ying is in the Daming Mansion."

Needless to say, this person must be Jin Bing's intelligence agent, Zhou Jin hurriedly bowed and said, "Long-awaited! Long-awaited!"

Zhang Xiaode whispered: "Brother, this is not a place to talk, let's change to another place!"

"You come with me!"

Zhou Jin took the two of them to a tavern a few hundred steps away, sat down in the back room, and ordered some food and drink.

Jiang Ying asked: "I think the military camp is very small, can it accommodate [-] troops?"

"The barracks used to be huge, but recently a lot of tents have been demolished."

"why?"

"I found a large coal field in Wan'an Village, which can be mined in the open pit, and the quality is quite high. Unfortunately, there was no manpower there, so the army was transferred there."

"Where is Wan'an Village?"

"At the junction of Baozhou and Yanzhou, close to Luoshui, about [-] miles away from Fushi County."

"How many people were transferred?"

"5000 people, first mobilized for a month, after the mine, dock and briquette workshop are built, and then recruited from Lingzhou Prefecture to take over, the army withdrew."