A rush of footsteps reached the ears of Wanyan Zonghan, who was sitting and writing in a house called Qingliangshui Pavilion.
This Qingliang Pavilion is located on a small island called Qingliang Island in the West Lake (later Daming Lake) in Jinan Fucheng. The island is not big, but it is surrounded by water. The island is covered with green trees and looks cool. Zeng Gong, one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, ordered people to build a Qingliang Garden on Qingliang Island and dig an ice cellar in the garden when he was the governor of Qizhou (the predecessor of Jinan Prefecture). Every winter, you can take ice from the frozen West Lake and store it in a cellar. It will not melt in summer. You can take it out and put it in a water pavilion called Qingliang Water Pavilion located on the waterside in the Qingliang Garden. It cooled down to relieve the heat.
So every summer, Qingliang Island is the best place in Jinan Prefecture. And Jinan Mansion is now the best place in the entire Jingdong Road - originally the best place in the Jingdong Road was Songzhou, followed by Xuzhou, and the third place was Jinan Mansion. But if the Yellow River is flooded, Songzhou and Xuzhou will not survive.
When the Yellow River flood rushed along the Bian River to Songzhou, Songzhou City was unprepared and did not even have time to close the water gate. As a result, the flood rushed directly into the city from the water gate of Songzhou, soaking the entire Songzhou in the water. This soaked for several months, and the water receded in July, destroying the entire city.
And Xuzhou is even worse!
Xuzhou has a low-lying terrain and is most afraid of flooding. The Song Dynasty officials in Huaiyin, downstream of Xuzhou, discovered that the water coming from the Surabaya River was abnormal. In order to prevent the Huaihe River from flooding, they immediately closed the Si River sluice. As a result, the water that flooded Xuzhou could not be discharged. Xuzhou is still surrounded by floods to this day!
Since Songzhou was flooded and Xuzhou was surrounded by water, Wanyan Zonghan, who returned from the north and south of the Huaihe River, certainly could not use these two cities as his headquarters. So he chose Jinan Prefecture, the third largest city on the Jingdong Road, as his comfortable home.
When Wanyan Zonghan arrived in Jinan Prefecture, the weather was still very hot, so Wanyan Lou's room, which had arrived a few days earlier than him, dedicated Qingliang Island, the coolest place in Jinan Prefecture, to Zong Han to escape the heat.
Wanyan Zonghan also liked the scenery and ice cellar on this island, so he simply set up his handsome residence in Jinan West Lake, and he lived on Qingliang Island. Although it is already mid-autumn in August, the weather is starting to get cooler. But Wanyan Zonghan still did not move and still lived on this charming island.
After Zong Han moved to Jinan Prefecture, he didn't do much, he just enjoyed the blessings in Jinan Prefecture. Most of the Jurchen army that followed him south was also disbanded - they all took the wealth from robbery and went home to live a good life!
The Jurchen army in this era was actually a "squad army". They could not serve endlessly, otherwise there would be no one to take care of them at home...Don't go on an expedition for five years. When you return, you will find that you have a three-year-old child. Fat boy, this Jurchen heavenly soldier has turned into a cuckold soldier!
Wanyan Zonghan has nothing important to do today. He is studying culture with Xiao Zhonggong in Qingliangshui Pavilion... He should live and learn as he goes! Even though Yan Zonghan looks tall and tall, he still loves to learn cultural knowledge. He has received a good education since he was a child and can use Khitan script skillfully. Later, he learned the Jurchen script (Jurchen script was only created in the third year of Jin Tianfu). ), and now I am working hard to learn Chinese characters!
When the door of Qingliangshui Pavilion was pushed open, Wanyan Zonghan was practicing calligraphy under the guidance of Xiao Zhonggong - he was practicing hairpin small regular script. This kind of calligraphy is very graceful and delicate, but of course it is also difficult to practice. However, Wanyan Zonghan had some calligraphy skills, which he acquired while practicing Khitan calligraphy and Jurchen calligraphy. Therefore, I am now progressing very quickly in practicing Hairpin Hua Xiaokai, and I can already write in a decent manner.
The person who opened the door and walked in was none other than Wanyan Xiebao. These days, his father is taking some time off from work, and he is extremely busy - the two Jingdong Roads are now in a mess. The flat Jingdong East Road is flooded everywhere, while the mountainous Jingdong East Road is full of self-defense groups. Plant a rebel army!
Most of the backbone of the Jurchen army went home to take care of their children. The only ones left to guard Jingdong were a small number of Jurchens and the original Changsheng Army armed forces taken over from Guo Yaoshi and his son, as well as some Bohai people, Khitan people, and Xi people. An army composed of "second-class, third-class, fourth-class Jin people" such as people and Xibo people. And the number of people is not large. Taken together, including the auxiliary soldiers, there are only more than 50,000 people.
However, Wanyan Xiebao's ability was not weak. He relied on these miscellaneous gold soldiers to conquer the east and west, constantly attacking the powerful locals in Jingdong who dared to stand up to the gold. He also worked hard to win over the local forces who only wanted to protect themselves, and sealed off a large number of local forces. There are many prefects, governors and military envoys.
At the same time, he also personally led the elite of the miscellaneous Jin soldiers to carry out large-scale raids and recruit local armed forces in Jinan Prefecture and neighboring Zizhou, in an effort to carve out a core territory for his father.
Seeing his crow-mouthed son come in, Wanyan Zonghan put down his brush, then called his son forward and said with a smile: "Come on, Xie Bao, come over and see how your father's calligraphy is doing?"
Xiao Zhonggong, who was polishing Zong Han's ink next to him, said flatteringly: "The deputy marshal's regular calligraphy is even comparable to Song Zhuangzong of Song Dynasty..."
Wanyan Xiebao just shook his head, looking a little angry. He did not appreciate his father's calligraphy, but said loudly: "Dad! Something happened in the Southern Song Dynasty!"
Wanyan Zonghan was not doing well yet, Xiao Zhonggong next to him just smiled: "What can happen if there is a Southern Song Dynasty? Does Zhao Huan still dare to stop the Sui coins..."
Wanyan Xiebao didn't wait for Xiao Zhonggong to finish his words, he took another breath and said in a deep voice: "The spy we sent to Qin Hui just escaped... Qin Hui has been killed, and he was also placed He was charged with treason by passing gold and treason! Our military officials stationed in Huaiyang also sent an urgent report that the Song Dynasty had sealed off the grazing field in Taoyuan Town (located north of the Huaihe River), and had also set up defenses inside and outside the grazing field. It seemed that they were going to change it. For the castle!”
"What?" Xiao Zhonggong immediately jumped up, even more angry than Wanyan Zonghan, "This Zhao Huan is really bold! Not only did he kill Qin Hui, but he dared to close the Taoyuan forecourt... The Huaiyang Army Our Dajin territory! Deputy Marshal, we can’t just let Zhao Huan go! We have to let him know how powerful Dajin’s heavenly soldiers are!”
Wanyan Xiebao shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "...I'm afraid we can't do anything to Zhao Huan! Because he is probably terminally ill and will die soon!
Our detailed work also brought news that Zhao Huan had issued an imperial edict, appointing his younger brother Zhao Kai as the emperor's younger brother, and conferring the titles of General Tiance, Shangshu Ling, and Commander-in-Chief of Hubei, Jingxi, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hedong, and Hebei. , Jingdong, Yanshan, and Yunzhong military armies, plus nine tins, crowns with ten hairpins, swords and shoes in the palace, no rush to the court, no praise and worship, annual salary of six million...Dad, it seems that Zhao Huan He is about to die, and the two Zhaos are about to merge into one. I, Dajin, must make preparations to resist the Song Dynasty as soon as possible! "
Wanyan Zonghan finally jumped up and pointed at his crow-mouthed son, whose face was ashen.
This son with a crow's mouth is very magical - if it is good for the Kingdom of Jin, it is not accurate, but if it is not good for the Kingdom of Jin, it is extremely accurate!
Don't really tell him that Zhao Huan is dead, the trouble will be big... Without Zhao Huan, the two Song Dynasties will definitely merge into one. By then, the military power of the Northern Song Dynasty and the financial resources of the Southern Song Dynasty will be unstoppable. Do we have to resist the Song Dynasty?
Xiao Zhonggong had already jumped: "We can't let the two Zhaos merge into one! There are ten million people in the Song Dynasty, how many people do we have outside the Great Wall? The sum of all the tribes may not be six million, and they are not unified. In the past, they bullied the people of the Song Dynasty. There is no heroic leader, but although Zhao Kai is reckless, he is a true hero... Deputy Marshal, you must send troops before the two Zhaos merge into one!"
send troops?
What troops are sent?
Wanyan Zonghan glared at this Khitan man with ulterior motives! Now most of the elite Jurchen soldiers are enjoying themselves at home, and they can't get out even if they want to... And the tens of thousands of people he has available can only maintain the situation in Jingdong, and it is impossible to send troops to Huainan and west of Jingdong.
Moreover, the Yellow River floods have not yet receded (the dams have been destroyed and there is no one to manage them, so how can they retreat?), and it is impossible for the Jin soldiers to attack through the Yellow River Flood Area! Even if the area freezes in winter, it won't work... How can Zhao Kai's army be defeated in three or two months?
If Zhao Kai hadn't lost before the Yellow Flood Zone turned back into a quagmire, wouldn't Wanyan Zonghan have to go see Yin Shu?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked his son Xiebao, "Xiebao, what are your ideas? Let's hear it!"
Wanyan Xiebao coughed. The current situation seemed to require the full strength of the Great Jin Kingdom. This time the northern and southern armies must cooperate closely! But it can't be like last time. When the South Route Army went deep into Dengfeng, the North Route Army was still besieging Zhending Mansion and Jingxingkou. Although Zhendingfu City was finally captured, news of the defeat of the South Route Army was received before Jingxingkou was captured...
However, Wanyan Xiebao or even Wanyan Zonghan cannot have the final say on the cooperation between the northern and southern armies. It must be coordinated by the imperial court of the Kingdom of Jin! It would be best if the Dajin court could be temporarily moved to Nanjing Road so that they could command nearby to avoid delaying the war effort.
Thinking of this, Wanyan Xiebao said to his father: "Dad, we should ask the emperor to lead a personal expedition and come to Yanjing... At the same time, we should also send envoys to Xingqing Mansion to bring Xia Kingdom to the battlefield. Only in this way can we attack Hebei, Hedong, Shaanxi, Huaidong and other places at the same time, making it impossible for Zhao Kai to take care of both the head and the tail."
"The imperial commander personally conscripts..." Wanyan Zonghan frowned deeply. In fact, he, Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zongqian did not want Wanyan Wu Qimai to personally conquer. The reason is very simple. The imperial commander's personal expedition would enhance Wu Qimai's authority.
As Wu Qimai's authority increased, wouldn't the authority of Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongqian and other Jurchen clan bosses decrease relatively?
Wanyan Xiebao knew his father's thoughts, so he advised: "The matter is urgent. We, Dajin, must unite from top to bottom to resist Song Tucun. Otherwise, it will not be a question of withdrawing from the hometown of the Song Dynasty..."
Zong Han took a breath, nodded and said: "Okay... we will set off tomorrow. We will first go to Zhongshan Mansion to meet the second prince, and then enter the court together!"
