Wan Yan Changzhi nodded, in fact, he also admitted in his heart that Zhang Hu's evaluation of these people was very good, and it seemed that Zhang Hu's knowledge was indeed not bad. He also said: "Then Brother Zhang thinks that if Temujin unifies the grassland, will it be good or bad for my Dajin?" ”

Zhang Hu said: "Nature is unfavorable, in fact, no matter who can unify the grassland, it is unfavorable to us Dajin, because all parts of the grassland are nomadic people, grazing with the grass, living in no fixed place, not production, no matter who unifies the grassland, after the strength is strong, once there is a natural disaster or other reasons, it will definitely go south, looting money, people, and livestock." What's more, the Mongolian Ministry has a feud with my Dajin, and the Khan of the Baba died in Dajin. ”

Wan Yan Changzhi said: "Then in Brother Zhang's opinion, how will we deal with the affairs of Mongolia?" Is it still a three-year policy to reduce the number of Ding during the Xizong period? ”

Zhang Hu shook his head and said without thinking: "This is also impossible, because at present, the main enemy of my Dajin is still the Southern Song Dynasty, not Mongolia." The Southern Song Dynasty has a vast territory and strong national strength, and there are many talents. ”

Wan Yan Changzhi frowned, and said: "Don't put it here, now that my Dajin territory is vast and the country is still above the Southern Song Dynasty, how can it be like what Brother Zhang said?" ”

Zhang Hu said: "Now my Dajin is indeed bigger than the Southern Song Dynasty, but at least half of my Dajin land was taken from the Southern Song Dynasty, although the Han people seem to be weak, but after all, there are thousands of years of cultural accumulation, the sense of orthodoxy is very strong, once the Southern Song Dynasty army fights, it will inevitably turn against each other, in fact, if it wasn't for Zhao Gou to recall Yue Fei, I'm afraid that the land south of the Yellow River would have long been no longer owned by my Dajin." The current emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Yan, is far from being compared to Zhao Gou, and he is bent on recovering the lost territory, if I Dajin focuses too much on Mobei, the Southern Song Dynasty will definitely take advantage of the situation, with my Dajin's current strength, it is by no means enough to deal with the war on both sides, and I must guard against it. ”

"So what should we do?"

Zhang Hu said: "First, no matter who unifies the grassland, it will not be a one-time rush, and in the near future, Tatar will not cause much danger to my Dajin, and secondly, I think that Mobei will never be peaceful now, and Zamuhe will definitely send troops to attack Temujin again." Therefore, it is not a cause for concern. In fact, in the final analysis, as long as I am united, sincerely united, and always remain strong, whether it is the Southern Song Dynasty or Tatar, there is no need to worry. ”

Zhang Hu's thoughts are the same as Wan Yan Changzhi's thoughts, as long as he keeps himself strong, all enemies are not to be feared. Then he asked, "How did Brother Zhang see that the Zamuhe Society sent troops to attack Temujin?" ”

Zhang Hu said: "Although Zamuhe's plan to kill two birds with one stone was not completely successful, it weakened Wang Han's strength after all. In the short term, the Kereh tribe could no longer use a large army to aid Temujin, so Zamuhe would take advantage of this opportunity to destroy Temujin first, and once he eliminated Temujin, Wang Han would not be a problem. ”

Wanyan Changzhi nodded and said, "Then Brother Zhang thinks that what will be the outcome of the battle between Temujin and Zamuhe?" ”

Zhang Hu said: "In the next opinion, Temujin has at least a sixty percent chance of winning. Because after the Battle of the Thirteen Wings, Temujin seemed to have failed, but in fact it was a victory, and in the battle of the combined forces of Holmium and Wang Han, although Wang Han suffered heavy losses, Temujin had a great gain and his strength was greatly improved. They were all descendants of Hebul Khan, which shows that Temujin won the hearts of the Mongols with his scriptures, and there were also Uighur Zabal fire people who also defected to Temujin's account. ”

He paused for a moment, and then said: "On the other hand, Zamuhe, after the Battle of the Thirteen Wings, the name of brutality spread throughout the desert, although it is not considered a rebellion from relatives now, but it is also a great loss of popularity, especially the two defections of the Ulu Wuti Department and the Busy Huti Department to Temujin, this loss cannot be measured, this is eliminated, and the chances of victory of Zamuhe are naturally less than that of Temujin." However, the Zamuhe itself still has a strong strength, and it is loyal to Zamuhe, so Zamuhe is not without a chance of winning. ”

Wan Yan Changzhi nodded, in fact, he also thought that Temujin had a better chance of winning. Moreover, the winning rate is less than seventy percent, because he has been to the Mongolian department, and there are too many talents under Temujin's command, and they make the best use of them, and each has to use them. And Zamuhe couldn't come up with a few capable generals under his hands. However, this is a comprehensive analysis, and it is impossible to understand without in-depth understanding, so it is not surprising that Zhang Hu can't see through this layer of key.

But from this point of view, Zhang Hu is not only clear-headed, has strong analytical skills, far-sightedness, and is familiar with the current situation, is indeed a talent, and there is a lack of such a staff member around him, so he said intentionally: "Brother Zhang is really insightful, but I can't figure it out when I go down, with Brother Zhang's outstanding knowledge, so big-hearted, why should I deign to be a businessman, isn't it overkill?" ”

Zhang Ge said with a wry smile: "Brother Wanyan, I really don't hide that I was born in the Wang family, but since I was a child, I only like to read the book of the Legalist, the book of the soldier, and the way of the king. In fact, doing business is also very good, how can you talk about governing the country if you can't govern your family. ”

Wanyan Changzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly, using the imperial examination system to select talents is not bad in itself, but Dajin followed the example of the Southern Song Dynasty and blindly used moral articles as the standard for selecting materials, but selected many officials who can only talk about benevolence and righteousness and do not know the general affairs, and buried many people with real materials.

In fact, Wanyan Changzhi and Wanyan Chen monk in Huining Temple for 12 years, in addition to martial arts, cultural knowledge has never been lost, Wanyan Chen monk likes Confucianism, ** good literature and history, often read "Filial Piety", "Analects", "Spring and Autumn", "Zuo's Biography" and other books, all the meaning. When he has nothing to do, he makes fine characters under the window, and the brothers and sisters laugh at him like a scholar. And Wanyan Changzhi's better "Guanzi", "Han Feizi", "Shangjunshu", "Shenzi" and other Legalist theories, even Wang Anshi's new learning is quite interested, advocating "law", "art" and "potential" to govern the country. Although the two are like brothers, they often argue because of their different concepts.

Now it seems that Zhang Hu and his own views have arrived, Wanyan Changzhi is very happy, and Zhengse said: "Confucian classics, benevolence, righteousness and morality are just rotten Confucianism. If Brother Zhang does not give up and temporarily help me in the left-behind division, he will return to Beijing to face the king, and he will meet Brother Zhang in front of the Son of Heaven to sponsor Brother Zhang and become an official, I don't know if Brother Zhang is willing. ”

Zhang Hu was stunned, at that time he was born in the family of the official eunuch family, even if he failed to pass the imperial examination, he could also rely on the family's grace to be an official, but first, Zhang Hu was conceited and did not want to rely on the grace of the shadow to be an official, and secondly, he always liked the rule of law and the art of hegemony, and did not like benevolence and morality, so he was not liked by his parents at home, so he ran to Beijing alone to do business. But his ambition is by no means just to be an ordinary businessman, and one day he will become an official in the court, and it is also his ultimate wish to show the skills he has learned in his chest.

Now Wan Yan Changzhi asks him to help in the Left-behind Division, in fact, he is to be a staff member for Wan Yan Changzhi, although this official position is not big, but the future is limited, and it is also a way to advancement. And just now after talking with Wan Yan Changzhi, Zhang Hu also felt that Wan Yan Changzhi was also quite speculative, and immediately got up, clasped his hands into fists, and slammed them to the ground, saying: "Thank you for the attention of the left-behind adults, and I am willing to do my best to repay the kindness of the adults." ”

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Zhang Hu's inference was not wrong, after returning from Hang** Mountain, Zamuhe immediately gathered men and horses, planning to attack the Mongols when Wang Han was newly defeated and Temujin was alone. A number of tribes who had come for protection for fear of being annexed by the Mongol-Kereb alliance, as well as some of Temujin's and Wanghan's sworn enemies, had also gathered under his banner:

Tai Yi Chibu and its leaders Ta'er Kutai, Ah Wu out of Ah Bald, Hu Lin, Kudu Wu Da'er;

the Mi'er beggars and their chieftain, Toheit'a, and his two brothers, Kuwu and Erchen;

The remnants of the Tatar and their first neighbors are only warm and unconforming;

the Harakin tribe and its chieftain, Bakhuri Roji;

the Ongirati tribe and its chieftains Dieergrad, Emel and Ale-Ash;

the Ngirasi tribe and its head Ghmaha;

the Horuraksi and their chiefs, Chanahi and Chahean;

The tribe and its chieftain, Kuduhebeg;

and the tribes of Zareth and Doerbian.

In the end, there was also the leader of the Naiban tribe who had been defeated by the combined forces of Temujin and Wang Han and was forced to flee north and return to the grassland.

Together with the Zadan tribe of Zamuhe, this time the alliance consisted of a total of eleven tribes.

At the camp in the Zata region on the banks of the Ergne River. The leaders of the alliance met with Zamu to discuss the alliance against Temujin and Wanghan. They recognized Zamuh as Khan and elected him as the leader of the alliance. After that, they held an ancient shamanic ritual at a place called the Red Bank on the banks of the Ergenne River, and together they cut off a horse and a horse as a sacrifice to the gods, and swore to the heavens: "Today Lizamu will become Gul Khan, and tomorrow they will fight Temujin and Wang Han." If any of us break the covenant, or scheming, or have different agendas, we will destroy him like the ground under his feet, and cut him to pieces like this tree in front of him! ”

After taking the oath, they trampled down a riverbank, and each cut a tree in the woods on the bank, dragged it to the river, and threw it into the water to fulfill the oath. This alliance was also known as the Red Bank Alliance in later generations.

Zamuhe issued his first order after becoming Khan, ordering the chiefs of the tribes to return to their tribes at once, gather their troops, and prepare to attack Temujin and Wanghan together.

The peace on the grassland has been broken again, and a new round of bloody fighting is coming.