After Wan Yanyong of Zhongdu received Shi Ju's letter, he couldn't help but be very annoyed. Unexpectedly, this time not only was deceived by the Southern Song Dynasty's tricks to cross the sea, but also did not expect that the Western Xia army was too vulnerable, and Yang Yan was able to defeat the Western Xia army without using a large army, forcing the Western Xia to negotiate peace with the Southern Song Dynasty. It seems that the goal of using the Western Xia to consume the Southern Song Dynasty not only failed to achieve, but was supported by the Southern Song Dynasty to create a Ren Dejinglai, so that the Jin State lost its full control over the Western Xia.

What should I do now, although Wan Yanyong also wants to send troops to Xixia and turn the situation around, but he also understands people after all, and his psychology is pure, now that Xixia and the Southern Song Dynasty have successfully negotiated peace, the Jin State cannot find a reason to send troops for a while, and more important things, now the overall situation of the war in Western Xia is decided, and the Jin army has also missed the best opportunity to send troops. If the troops are forcibly dispatched, it means that there will be a full-scale war with the Southern Song Dynasty, although after more than two years of recuperation, does Daikin currently have the strength to completely turn the other face with the Southern Song Dynasty? Wan Yanyong has no bottom in his heart.

Wan Yan Yong's illness during the Southern Expedition was not completely eradicated at all, and his body was good and bad, and for a period of time, for the war in Western Xia, Wan Yan Yong was also quite worried and troubled, and now in this urgency, the old disease has recurred. However, now Wan Yan Yongke can't take care of his illness, and immediately summons the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss countermeasures. And Wanyan Changzhi happened to take his wife and children back to Zhongdu to return to the New Year, and he was also recruited to the main hall to participate in the discussion together.

After Wan Yan Changzhi knew the whole process of the Western Xia war this time, he was already thinking about how to deal with it. Therefore, when he heard Wan Yin Yong ask, Wan Yan Changzhi immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty doesn't need to be careful, according to the minister, the goal of using Western Xia to consume the Southern Song Dynasty is not a complete failure. There is still much room for redemption. ”

"Oh!" After hearing this, Yan Yong couldn't help but perk up, and immediately said: "Changzhi, if you talk about it, how can you redeem it?" ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian, although the victory of the Song army this time has the credit of Yang Yan, the main reason is that Ren Dejing and the Southern Song Dynasty colluded with each other, so that the Western Xia was defeated, and it was not a crime of war." As long as we help the Western Xia and eliminate Ren Dejing, the situation in the Western Xia will naturally be solved. And now, it is bound to be difficult to coexist between the lord of the Western Xia and Ren Dejing, and if you want to eliminate Ren Dejing, you must rely on my Dajin, so if I send troops to destroy Ren Dejing, the lord of the Western Xia will definitely fully support my Dajin. ”

Wan Yanyong nodded and said: "Qing's words are reasonable, but now that the Western Xia and the Southern Song Dynasty are negotiating peace, and the Southern Song Dynasty has taken the lead in the Western Xia, and Ren Dejing's forces are successful, and the Southern Song Dynasty is behind it, wouldn't it be too late for me to send troops to the Western Xia again?" ”

Wanyan Changzhi said: "Your Majesty, why did you forget, isn't my Dajin now having 30,000 horses stationed in Western Xia?" Why do you need to send troops again? ”

After hearing this, Yan Yong's heart couldn't help but light up, he really forgot that there were still 30,000 troops stationed in Xixia. Although I didn't understand for a while, how to deploy these 30,000 horses, I also knew that this was a wonderful move in the hands of Jin Guo, and if it was played well, it would not be difficult to make the overall situation turn around. Immediately asked: "How should these 30,000 horses be dispatched, and Qing should explain in detail?" ”

Wan Yan Changzhi said: "Take advantage of the fact that Ren Dejing is now busy taking over the city of the Song army, let Monk Chen lead these 30,000 horses, take the opportunity of returning the army, occupy the Jianing Military Division, and then let the lord of the Western Xia State issue an order to let them garrison there, so that Ren Dejing will fall into a situation where he will be attacked by the enemy." It's much easier to get rid of him. As long as Ren Dejing is eliminated, then the Southern Song Dynasty will no longer be able to control the Western Xia, and then the Western Xia will come forward, or break the contract, or renegotiate peace with the Southern Song Dynasty, and I Dajin can also take the opportunity to ask for a new peace with the Southern Song Dynasty, ask for more silver money and silk, and when the time is ripe, the two countries will send troops together to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty. ”

Wan Yanyong nodded again, he knew that the Jianing Military Division was also in Ren Dejing's sphere of influence, and once it was controlled by the Jin State, Ren Dejing's control over the Hetao region would be greatly reduced. It was confined to a narrow area south of Lingzhou, east of the Yellow River, and west of the Jianing Military Division. However, Wan Yan Yong hesitated a little and said, "Although Qing's strategy is wonderful, will Song Jun let us do this?"

Wan Yan Changzhi said: "Although the Southern Song Dynasty only mobilized a few people from Jiankang this time, it also dispatched more than 100,000 troops, and the money consumed was by no means a few. Moreover, the newly occupied areas also need to be pacified and stabilized, and a large number of garrisons are needed, and the garrisons must keep food, so we still have some goals to consume the Southern Song Dynasty, and in the short term, the Southern Song Dynasty will not be able to wage war again. After two years of recovery and accumulation, my Dajin has also accumulated a certain amount of accumulation, and at present, my Dajin is enough to cause a certain threat to the Southern Song Dynasty. Therefore, after the New Year, when the Song army retreats, although I Dajin can raise a large army to eliminate Ren Dejing, and see how the Southern Song Dynasty copes? ”

Wan Yanyong pondered for a moment before he said, "What does Changzhi say, what do you think?" ”

Servant San Zhongyi said: "The minister also thinks that the long-term plan is too risky, and Your Majesty should be cautious." ”

Wan Yan Yong nodded, he also thought that although Wan Yan Changzhi said that there was a certain amount of truth, but in the attitude of the Song Dynasty in the past two years, he would not let the Jin State destroy Ren Dejing, and then it would still trigger a full-scale war between the two countries, but now Dajin has a slight upper hand over the Southern Song Dynasty, but it does not mean that the two countries are at war, and Dajin will be able to win steadily, after all, the Southern Song Dynasty has a general like Yang Yan, and there is also the Yangtze River natural danger, so this step is not enough, Wan Yan Yong will not easily get out, so he said: "According to Qing's opinion, what should I do?" ”

Servant San Zhongyi said: "There is also a desirable strategy for the long, and the minister thinks that he can garrison the army in Western Xia according to what the chief said, in case of unforeseen changes, but not to start the war lightly, but to wait for the opportunity." In Yichen's opinion, Ren Dejing is a person who is over seventy years old, and I am afraid that there will not be many days left, and when Ren Dejing dies, Western Xia will naturally be controlled by my Dajin. ”

These words were very much in line with Yan Yong's intentions, and they were far more stable than Wan Yan Changzhi's strategy, so he said with satisfaction: "Qing Yan is very true, do you still have any opinions?" ”

Wanyan Changzhi listened, although he also admitted that there was a certain amount of truth in the opinion of servant sanzhongyi, but it was too time-consuming, although Ren Dejing was an old man over seventy years old, but when he died, it was not certain, maybe one or two years, maybe ten or eight years, it was possible, the variables were too great, Wanyan Changzhi was a person who liked to control everything in his own hands, so he did not agree with this method.

At this time, Wanyan Fushou came out and said: "Your Majesty, as the prime minister said, Wanyan Chen monk was originally the governor of Shandong Road, and the town of Xuzhou is still my golden land, but Xixia is tight, so he was transferred to lead the army into Xia, and now the affairs of Xixia are gradually calming down, and it cannot be stationed in Xixia for a long time, and please make other arrangements." ”

Wan Yan Yong nodded, Wan Yan Fushou was right, now the primary enemy of Dajin is still the Southern Song Dynasty, and a general like Wan Yan Chen Monk can't be placed in a small country in Western Xia for a long time, and said: "As Qing and others said, immediately send an edict to Su Shi Lie Zhining and ask him to contact and arrange with Western Xia." ”

Wanyan Changzhi wanted to say a few more words, but seeing that his father-in-law said this, he obviously supported the opinion of servant Sanzhongyi, although he was a little surprised, but his father-in-law must have a good intention in doing this, so he didn't open it again.

Wan Yanyong was originally holding on to his illness, but when he saw that he had a countermeasure, he also felt relaxed for a while, and then he felt weak and dizzy, knowing that the illness was surging up again, he hurriedly announced his retirement from the dynasty and recruited the imperial doctor to check the pulse. Seeing that the emperor was not feeling well, the ministers did not scratch much, and after saying something to the emperor about paying attention to his body and taking care of himself, they all retired one by one.

Wanyan Changzhi followed his father-in-law Wanyan Fushou home together. Although he also has a mansion in Zhongdu, he has not lived for a long time, and this time he also came back temporarily, and he had to return to Nanjing immediately after the New Year, so the husband and wife lived in Wanyan Fushou's mansion. At this time, Weng and his son-in-law walked side by side, talking while walking.

After Yan Changzhi asked, "Father-in-law, is the emperor's illness still well?" ”

Wanyan Fushou smiled bitterly and said: "Since returning from the Southern Expedition, the emperor has always been like this, his body has been good for a while and bad for a while, no matter how he treats it, even if he is old, he can't break his roots!" ”

Wan Yan Changzhi felt very strange, Wan Yan Yong's body has always been very strong, although he was seriously ill during the Southern Expedition, but after the Southern Expedition, he was basically healed, and after returning to Zhongdu, Dajin did not make changes with great fanfare like the Southern Song Dynasty, so the government is not too heavy, how can it be good and bad? He asked again, "Father-in-law, what did the imperial doctor say?" ”

Wanyan Fushou shook his head and said in a low voice: "The imperial doctor can't find out a single reason, he only said that His Majesty needs to recuperate, and the prescriptions prescribed are just some tonics, sometimes they are better, sometimes they are useless." ”

Every time the imperial physician consulted the emperor, he had to report the results to several ruling ministers, so that they could know in their hearts and prepare early. Wanyan Fushou is one of the ruling ministers, so he is very clear about the emperor's illness, but he tries to hide his hopes for other ministers, but he naturally will not hide it from Wanyan Changzhi.

Wan Yan Chang's heart moved, he looked left and right, they were all his confidants, and then he said in a low voice: "Father-in-law, do you see if Your Majesty is about to reach the limit." ”

Wanyan Fushou glanced at him, and also said in a low voice: "According to me, it probably won't be for the time being, but if it goes on like this, I'm afraid it will be within three or five years, and we still have to prepare early." ”

After hearing this, Wan Yan Changzhi couldn't help but feel a little gloomy in his heart, Wan Yan Yong has been in power for 12 years, but although he may not be as good as Emperor Taizu Taizong in terms of strength, he is also said to be a rare wise monarch, and because of his generosity and benevolence, he has surpassed everything. Although even if he dies now, it is not a premature demolition, but after all, Wan Yanyong's age is not yet fifty years old, and it is the time of his prime, which is indeed regrettable. And Wan Yan Yong trusts Wan Yan Changzhi very much, although he is not obedient, but Wan Yan Yong's majority of opinions will be accepted, and Wan Yan Changzhi will not be restrained.

The rise and sorrow of a dynasty often has a direct relationship with the monarch, now Jin and the Southern Song Dynasty have not entered a state of war, but it is the time to accumulate strength for each other, although the Jin State is temporarily one step ahead, but the Song Dynasty won the war of the Western Xia, but has achieved great potential for development, if it can not be in these two or three years to uncover the development momentum of the Song Dynasty, then there is the possibility of being overtaken by the Southern Song Dynasty, so although there will be no major war in recent years, but the means of governance, diplomacy can not be unexpected at all.

Zhao Chen, the new monarch of the Southern Song Dynasty, has been proven to be a promising monarch, so it is unknown whether the new monarch who succeeded to the throne after Dajin can still be as virtuous as the current emperor?

Wanyan Changzhi suddenly thought that if the emperor died, then the successor would be Wanyan Yungong, the king of Chu, and he had not forgotten the conflict between Wanyan Ruixian and Wanyan Yungong a few years ago. Although the emperor decided that time, it was judged that the prince was rude, and ordered Wanyan Yungong to apologize to himself, and he was also blessed by misfortune and received the emperor's marriage, this page seems to have been turned over.

Later, Wanyan Changzhi became more and more powerful, and the opportunities to meet the prince gradually increased, and every time Wanyan Yungong was very respectful to him, and never mentioned the things of the year. But maybe it's because of the weirdness in his heart, Wan Yan Changzhi always feels that behind the prince's smiling face, it seems that he has bad intentions. It's just that at that time, I thought that Wan Yan Yong was in the prime of life, and it was difficult for the prince to succeed to the throne for the time being, and he had enough time to arrange calmly. But now it seems that the scriptures are imminent.

Thinking of this, Wanyan Changzhi glanced at his father-in-law and said tentatively: "Father-in-law, what is the prince doing every day now?" ”

Wanyan Fushou glanced at Yan Chang, with a look of approval in his eyes, and said: "Now the prince has changed a lot of scriptures, and he usually practices martial arts and literature in the East Palace, and then he is filial piety in front of the emperor, rarely goes out, and last year he also inspected the northern Xinjiang on behalf of the imperial court to deter the grassland Tartars, and now he prays for the emperor's illness every day, and personally supervises the illness." It seems that the emperor is very satisfied with him. ”

Wan Yan Chang understood when he heard that Wan Yan Fushou wanted to tell himself that the current position of the crown prince was very stable and could not be shaken easily.

In fact, Wanyan Fushou has been in the court for a long time, and he knows better than Wanyan Changzhi what kind of person the prince is, he will never forget the events of the year, once Wanyan Yungong ascends the throne, Wanyan Changzhi will definitely have a good death. And even after Yan Fushou himself, it is difficult to have a good result.

However, Wanyan Fushou didn't care when he married his daughter to Wanyan Changzhi, because according to what he thought at the time, the prince's behavior proved that he was not worthy of the country at all, and with Wanyan Yong's wisdom and wisdom, he should understand this very well. Coupled with his own efforts in secret, I believe that it will not be long before the emperor will choose another prince, so he does not need to be careful.

But later Wanyan Fushou found that he really underestimated the emperor's special feelings for Empress Zhaode, if it was someone else, with the prince's previous performance, he would have been replaced a long time ago, but Wanyan Yungong is the widow of Empress Zhaode, as long as there is a glimmer of possibility, Wanyan Yong still hopes that Wanyan Yungong will inherit his position.

In fact, many ministers can also see that the so-called change of the prince is actually just for the sake of forbearance, once the prince ascends the throne, he is afraid that his true form will be revealed, only Wan Yan Yong is convinced of the prince's performance, and he is deeply gratified, so Wan Yan Yong will never easily replace the prince.

Sometimes Wanyan Fushou also sighs that even if a smart and wise person is, sometimes he will be emotional. But now his fate is also tied up with Wanyan Changzhi, one is prosperous, and one is lost, and he must be prepared in advance.

However, Wanyan Yong is in his prime, and the crown prince is still a long time away from succeeding to the throne, so Wanyan Fushou still has a lot of time to arrange calmly. As long as Wan Yanyong finds that the crown prince is not enough to hold the throne, I believe that the emperor will still make the right choice. It's just that Wan Yan Fushou didn't expect that after returning from the Southern Expedition, Wan Yan Yong's body was getting worse and worse, and he saw that he had barely a few years to live. It's really better to be a person than the sky, and Wanyan Fushou suddenly became nervous.

However, Wanyan Changzhi is not completely helpless now, so he can only be arrested. First of all, he is Pufeng's apprentice, and with this identity alone, no matter who wants to move him in Dajin, he must think twice. Secondly, Wanyan Changzhi and Wanyan Chen Monk are now both generals who hold heavy troops and guard the local area, and they have a very high prestige in the army. At the same time, Wanyan Fushou is also the ruling minister, although he does not dare to say that he is in power, but there are also a considerable number of officials around, and the combination of internal and external is also a big force.

And now Wan Yanyong is not going to collapse immediately, so there is still room for redemption, during this time, the best way is to find out the weakness of the prince and bring down the prince in one fell swoop. It's just that there is not much time left for Wanyan Fushou and Wanyan Changzhi, and it is difficult to say whether it can succeed, and other preparations must be made.

Different from the Southern Song Dynasty, the founding of the country is only more than 50 years old, the civilization is not long, and there are still many nomadic tribe customs, the so-called supremacy of monarchy, the concept of the supremacy of imperial power, has not been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the Jurchen aristocracy on the contrary more believe in the winner is the king. Moreover, the aristocratic clans of the Jin Kingdom are extremely powerful, and they often have a large number of private soldiers in their families, and sometimes even the emperor is afraid of three points. Otherwise, there would not have been two successive killings of kings and seizures of the throne only 50 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Therefore, Wanyan Fushou is also ready to plan, if Wanyan Yungong ascends to the throne of God, either he will rebel and kill the king again, or he will support the army and fight against the emperor, and there is no other way to go. Therefore, Wanyan Fushou took this opportunity today to make a statement to the emperor in the Golden Palace, and recruited Wanyan Chen monk back, so that he could continue to guard Shandong and control the power of the soldiers and horses.

Now that Wanyan Changzhi is out of Nanjing, and Wanyan Chen is stationed in Shandong, as long as he can maintain this situation, even after Wanyan Yungong stepped on the throne, he can't do anything about himself.