Wanyan Sagai, Wanyan Loushi and others not only ate and drank wildly at the place where Wanyan Wu begged for money, but Wanyan Wu's remarks about begging for money made everyone feel enlightened and they returned to their homes contentedly.
A few days later, Wanyan Aguda summoned civil servants and generals to discuss military and state affairs. The exception was Wanyan Wu Qingbuy, who had already left the core of power, but was also recalled by Wanyan Aguda to participate in the court meeting.
Sitting on the splendid dragon chair, Wanyan Agu meditated in the middle of thousands of people and felt the infinite glory. After the civil and military officials of the court knelt down and kowtowed nine times, he said slowly and aloofly:
"Dear dear friends, with your help, I, Wanyan Agu, established the Dajin Empire two years after I started my army. Although my Dajin Empire has now withdrawn from the fifty-four states in Liaodong, it still has sixty states in Hun Tongjiang and a population of two One million, with 200,000 soldiers to fight, the national strength is strong and growing."
"Since the Battle of Bugangang, the strength of Liao and Jin has ceased to exist. The arrogant Liao Dynasty may no longer dare to use troops against our Jin Empire."
"However, if we do not capture the fifty-four states in Liaodong, they will always be a serious concern for our Jin Empire. Therefore, I have summoned you all here today to discuss sending troops to Liaodong. Everyone can speak freely, and those who speak are not guilty."
After Wanyan Aguda finished speaking, everyone in the audience looked at me and I looked at you, but no one spoke. After Wanyan Aguda saw this, he said:
"Wanyan Zongxian, you have read a lot of Chinese books, please tell me what you think."
Wanyan Zongxian was at a loss. He looked at his old father Wanyan Sagai, then at the respected Wanyan Zongxiong. After hesitating for a moment, he said:
"Reporting to your Majesty, I believe that those who are now in control of Liaodong Fifty-Four are the resentful troops. They have hundreds of thousands of troops, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil."
"However, they operate independently and are not subordinate to each other. Among them, Guo Pharmacist Department is the most powerful. Both the Liao Dynasty and our Da Jin Empire want to use the resentful army to strengthen themselves and occupy the fifty-four states in Liaodong."
"Therefore, I think that I, the Jin Dynasty, should appease the resentful army of Liaodong and make them available to me, the Jin Dynasty. This should be the strategy for my country, the Jin Dynasty, to march eastward to destroy the Liao Dynasty."
"Yes, yes, yes, what General Zong Xian said is absolutely true, I will second my opinion."
After Wanyan Zongqian finished speaking, Wanyan Zongjun and Wanyan Zongxiong all agreed with Wanyan Zongxian's strategy. There was chaos in the court, and after a while Wanyan Zonghan said:
"For your information, Your Majesty, I have recently assisted my father, Wanyan Sa, in reforming relevant government affairs, and have gained some understanding of the situation in our Kingdom of Jin."
"Today, our Great Jin Empire has a population of 2 million in the sixty states and more than 200,000 soldiers that can fight. However, 150,000 need to guard various places and Jindu Ning, so only 50,000 troops can be sent eastward. With the decline of the sun on the west, Compared with Daliao, it is still a drop in the bucket."
"Therefore, without the supply of population, troops, food and grass from the fifty-four states in eastern Liaoning, it would be impossible for our Jin Empire to go eastward and destroy Liao, and we would have to settle in the bitter cold land of Hun Tongjiang."
"Therefore, it is imperative for our Dajin Empire to take advantage of the situation and capture the fifty-four states in Liaodong, but now we have no military support and no benefits to offer. I am afraid that the 150,000 resentful troops in Liaodong will be used by Daliao."
After Wanyan Zonghan finished speaking, Wanyan Aguda looked at the elderly Wanyan Sagai and asked after a moment:
"Really? Mr. Prime Minister, don't we, the Kingdom of Jin, have anything we can do now?"
"Oh, yes, Your Majesty. For more than two years, we have been marching east and west, and the farming has been neglected. In addition, this year has been bitterly cold, and many cattle, sheep, and horses have died. The maintenance of the national destiny of our Great Jin Empire has been stretched, and I have nothing to do."
After Wanyan Aguda finished speaking, the young and energetic Wanyan Wanyan Zongfu immediately said:
"Hahaha, father and prime minister, what's so difficult about this? Our Great Jin Empire is now on an equal footing with the Great Liao Dynasty. We are short of food. If it's a big deal, just grab it. Are those small tribes still worried that they can't grab it?"
"Father, if you give me 30,000 soldiers and horses, within three months, I will definitely fill the treasury of Dajin."
After Wanyan Zongfu finished speaking, the Manchu ministers including Wanyan Aguda, Wanyan Sagai, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongbi, etc. shook their heads.
Wanyan Agu was so angry that he took pictures of the dragon chair. He sighed and thought for a moment before saying:
"Zong Qian, Zong Bi, and Zong Wang, you three have followed the late emperor and the Prime Minister in charge of government affairs since you were young. You are familiar with the methods of governing the country by the Han, Khitan, and Dangxiang people. Please tell me what to do."
Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongbi, Wanyan Zongwang and others shook their heads. After pondering for a while, Wanyan Sagai said:
"Your Majesty, since you asked Brother Wu Qimai to come to court today to discuss matters, you might as well listen to what he has to say."
"Yes, yes, fourth brother, tell me what you think."
After Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Sagai finished talking, Wanyan Wu Qimai walked out from the crowd and said:
"Reporting to the Emperor and the Prime Minister, the ordinary people thought that before, Liaodong complained about the army and Liao, and later they complained about Jin, but now they don't blame anyone."
"Because they only have themselves in mind, they only know how to oppress the people, and they only know how to benefit themselves. They have no military discipline, no rules, and no humanity."
"So, if they join our Dajin Empire, they will naturally not be able to accept the strict management of our Dajin soldiers. They will become a serious problem for our Dajin Empire, and they may even become our archenemy."
"Therefore, instead of trying to please these resentful troops, it is better to let them join the Daliao Dynasty. Once they join the Daliao Dynasty, they will become the main force of Daliao to fight against me, the Jin Dynasty. When the army of the Jin Empire presses the border, they will not be able to fight back. It is much easier to deal with the Daliao regular army than to deal with it."
"Secondly, the Liao Dynasty colluded with the resentful army, harmed the people, and lost the support of the people. Our empire, the Jin Dynasty, just acted benevolently and lovingly to the people, and won the hearts and minds of the people. As the saying goes, he who divides the hearts of the people will win the world. This is God helping me, the Jin Dynasty. How can we do that? Pleasure but not doing anything.”
"Three times, the Liao army and the resentful army came together, but later there was a change. When both sides suffered, we, the Jin Empire, could take advantage of the situation."
After Wanyan Wu finished speaking, everyone was shocked. There was silence in the court hall. Seeing that everyone was speechless, Wanyan Sagai suddenly said loudly:
"Okay, okay, brother Wu Qimai has a great talk, and I, Wanyan Sagai, prostrate myself to the ground."
After Wanyan Sagai finished speaking, Wanyan Zongbi, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Yinshuke and other civil and military ministers all applauded, and Wanyan Aguda also gave a rare nod.
After a while, Wanyan Wu Qimai continued:
"Our Dajin Empire is short of food and grass, but the same is true for the Liao army and the resentful army. Whoever can persist to the end will be the winner. Whoever can love and protect the people will win the world."
"As for the current crisis of food shortage, I think there are three strategies. The first is to rob, but not to rob the people's rations. If you want to rob, rob the granaries of the Liao Dynasty. The second is to borrow too much, and borrow money from the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the people of Dajin, and even the wealthy businessmen of the world. If you borrow it, the worst thing you can do is give a little bonus when you pay it back. This can solve the current crisis and make the person who borrowed the food profitable, which is a plan that kills two birds with one stone."
"Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Prime Minister, and all you generals, this is the humble opinion of ordinary people, so please don't take it personally."
After Wanyan Wu finished talking about begging for money, Manchao Wenwu cast strange looks at him, and Wanyan Sagai, Wanyan Zonghan and others suddenly became enlightened. After a while, Wanyan Sagai knelt down and said:
"It's really heaven and God's blessing. We, the Great Jin Empire, have Wu Qingmai brothers to help us. Why worry about the unhappiness of women and the lack of prosperity in the Great Jin Empire? Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, and long live the Great Jin Empire." .
After that, all the ministers knelt down and said loudly:
"The Jurchens will prosper, the Jin Dynasty will prosper, long live the emperor, long live the Jin Empire, long live the Jin Empire."
After everyone talked for a while, Wanyan Aguda waved his hand and said:
"The fourth brother had wonderful ideas and accomplished extraordinary achievements, and he was later allowed to go to court to discuss politics."
After Wanyan Aguda finished speaking, without waiting for Wanyan Wu to beg for words, Wanyan Sagai, Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Yinshuke, etc. immediately said loudly:
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."
Wanyan Aguda looked at Yan Wu begging for money, then looked at Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Zongjun in the audience, sighed and said:
"I am over fifty years old, my hair is gray, my body is old and frail, and I am no longer as brave as I used to be. I can rest assured who of you will inherit the throne."
After finishing speaking, Wanyan Aguda looked at Yan Sagai and Yan Wu begging to buy, and walked towards the inner room with a sigh and shaking his head.
