In the eighth year of Hongwu in the Song Dynasty, March 27th.
Almost a month after Wanyan Zonggou died, "his messenger" Kang Lu finally took his autograph letter and landed on Yuzhou Island in the East China Sea where the pseudo-Song Empress Wanyan Yan lived.
The reason why it has been delayed for so long is partly because Wanyanyan is still watching and waiting... She and those under her do not actually want to go overseas.
As she grew up, the only time she went to sea was this time on Yuzhou Island. The sea journey alone made her faint. Who knows if she would faint if she went further overseas?
And how can the Song Dynasty be as good as overseas? She left Zhao Gou in Pizhou to support him, which actually meant asking for directions. If Zhao Kai can spare Zhao Gou, she can discuss the terms of surrender with Zhao Kai...
So she stayed on Yuzhou Island, dragging Kang Lu away at the same time, just to confirm Zhao Gou's life and death.
Another reason why Wanyan Yanzha was unwilling to summon Kang Lu immediately was that her due date had arrived - although Zhao Gou had been "castrated" for many years, it did not prevent Wanyan Yan from giving birth to children for Zhao Gou. !
Just twenty days after Wanyan Yan fled to Yuzhou Island, her and Zhao Gou's third child, Zhao Shanhe, was born.
So when Kang Lu came to the island, Wanyanyan was in confinement.
In Faqi Temple, which Wanyanyan used as a temporary residence, Kang Lu handed Zhao Gou's autographed letter with both hands, then stepped aside, looking at his nose, nose, mouth, and asking questions, looking like a loyal old slave. .
Wanyanyan took the letter and read it for a while. Suddenly, tears rolled down like broken pearls.
When Kang Lu saw her crying, he knew something was wrong, but he still tried to comfort her: "My queen, please don't cry... Although the official family has suffered some crimes, as long as the queen is willing to submit to the court, there is still a way to survive." "
Wanyan Yan sobbed, "Sir Kang, please stop hiding it from me. The official family is dead... This is the last chapter of the official family!"
She already knows?
Kang Lu was frightened to the point of being bluffed by Wanyan Yan, and was immediately sweating profusely!
This letter is indeed Zhao Gou’s last work! Moreover, Zhao Gou should have already known that the danger was high and the danger was high, so he probably used some code words in the letter.
In addition, Kang Lu stayed in Qushan County for more than 20 days before going to Yuzhou Island. During these days, Wanyan Yan probably found out about Zhao Gou's death.
Now, as long as Kang Lu says the wrong thing, he will be dead and dismembered immediately!
And to be sure, there is only the truth...
"Empress, woo woo..." Kang Lu came right to her words and immediately knelt down to Wanyan Yan in tears.
Seeing his performance, Wanyanyan knew of course that she was wrong, so she sighed and said to Kang Lu: "Since the official family is no longer around, his letter of persuasion to surrender is just a piece of waste paper... Ruoda If the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is really interested in recruiting peace, please ask him to issue an imperial edict to pardon me and my entire army, and then grant Chuzhou to my son Zhenshan. I am willing to serve as the king's vanguard and capture Huaidong for the imperial court. After the incident is completed, I can personally Go to Shuntian Mansion to plead guilty to the officials!"
Kang Lu was stunned after hearing this. At this point, is Wanyanyan really still willing to believe Zhao Kai? Isn't she afraid of being tricked into Shuntian Mansion and killed?
There must be some fraud!
But Kang Lu had to obey Wanyan Yan, otherwise this woman would kill without blinking an eye.
"Okay...I will definitely convey your wishes to the officials of the Song Dynasty," Kang Lu hesitated, "But do you really believe the officials of the Song Dynasty?"
Wanyan Yan snorted: "The official heroes of the Song Dynasty are unparalleled. They should be true to their words and resolute in their deeds.
Scamming us orphans and widowed mothers is not what a hero would do. If he wants to kill us, he will not issue an edict for pardon... If he is willing to issue an edict for pardon, my mother, son, and all the soldiers in the army will have a way to live. "
What she said seems to make sense. Although Zhao Kai is not absolutely trustworthy, he is still relatively trustworthy. At least the promises given in formal edicts have not been overturned.
"The officials do keep what they say..." Kang Lu nodded, and then made a suggestion: "My Lady, why don't you write a personal letter to the officials and plead with them? Maybe if the officials soften their hearts, then you can You and the two princes are pardoned."
Wanyan Yan sighed, nodded, asked someone to get pen and paper, and wrote a pitiful letter begging for mercy to Zhao Kai in the dormitory where she was confined.
After putting the begging letter into an envelope and giving it to Kang Lu, she ordered someone to send Kang Lu away from Yuzhou Island.
Just as Kang Lu left Wanyanyan's dormitory, a side door of the dormitory was pushed open, and several grown men filed out of it, none other than Li Cheng, Liu Lin, Kong Yanzhou and Luo You.
Four big traitors were standing in a clean room just inside the side door, listening to the conversation between Wan Yanyan and Kang Lu.
"Everyone, sit down..." Wanyan Yan looked sad and ordered the four of them to sit down, and then said, "Where should we go now? The Ai family has no idea. You are all important ministers of the late emperor. Just tell me what you think."
It's the Ai family again, and it's the late emperor again, and they still say they have no idea...
The four traitors immediately understood Wanyan Yan's thoughts, and they all breathed a sigh of relief - upon hearing the news of Zhao Gou's death, they knew that there was no possibility of surrendering to protect their wealth.
Zhao Kai didn't even let his brothers go, so how could he let them go?
And how did Zhao Kai treat the traitors there when he was pacifying Hebei and Beijing?
The traitors on Hebei Road and Beijing Road were just traitors, and they were not only traitors, but they also supported Zhao Gou and became officials of the Song Dynasty when Zhao Kai had already defeated the Jin Kingdom and captured the city of Yanjing... .This is a rebellion against Zhao!
Traitors and treason are worthy of being chopped into pieces!
"Mother, Yuzhou Island is too close to the coast, so it is not a place to live for a long time..." Li Chengdao said, "The only solution now is to flee overseas!"
"Yes, yes, yes... Yuzhou Island, Chenjia Island and Dengzhou are not places to stay for a long time." Kong Yanzhou also said, "Especially Yuzhou Island, it is too close to Yue Fei's army!"
Liu Lin said: "But where should we go? Now the army of the Shangguo has occupied Haizhou of Goryeo... It won't be long before the entire Goryeo will be occupied by the Shangguo."
Goryeo Haizhou had always been Zhao Gou's painstaking retreat, but now it fell into the hands of the Jin soldiers who invaded Goryeo.
Since the Jin soldiers entered Goryeo, the Puppet Song Dynasty had no way to take refuge in Haizhou. Moreover, the territory of Goryeo Haizhou was too small. There were 42,500 military households in the Puppet Song Dynasty alone. Including officials, craftsmen, and monks, there were more than 50,000 households. Even if each household only takes away four or five people on average, that’s still 200,000 people!
It's enough for these people to conquer the entire Goryeo. How can a small Goryeo Haiju accommodate this?
"How about going to Tamluo first?" Luo You, the only civil servant among the four important ministers, said, "Tamluo was occupied by the Southern Dynasty a few years ago, but because it was too poor, it did not manage it well and did not seriously fortify it, so it was left behind. There it is.”
Tamna is Jeju Island, which was occupied by Zhao Shu sent troops a few years ago. Then... he was rejected because he was too poor!
Wanyanyan frowned, "How can Tanluo be so poor and support fifty thousand households of Chinese people?"
Luo Yu said: "Maybe we can use Danluo as a springboard to enter the Japanese country!"
Sure enough, the traitor really wanted to escape to Japan!
"Going to Japan?" Wanyan Yan asked, "Is Japan rich and powerful?"
Luo You shook his head, "Neither rich nor powerful... The Southern Dynasty once invaded Japan a few years ago, signed a contract with Japan's Dazaifu, and built a castle on a small Japanese island called Hirado Island. The harbor. But that’s just the end of it, not too deep.”
The "expansion" method of the Southern Song Dynasty was very strange in the eyes of Luo You, a rich man from Shandong. He clicked with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west. What's even more strange is that they clearly have the strength to invade on a large scale, but they still like to recruit three to five thousand land divisions for fun. And after the "meaning" is over, most of the three to five thousand land divisions will also evacuate. At most, they will build a few fortresses on some small islands, and the defenders will not exceed three hundred.
After a few blows from Korea and Japan, the "invincible navy" of the Southern Song Dynasty sneaked to the south again. First, they defeated Champa City and built a port. Then they fought with Annan because of this port... Still not a big fight. Annan sent 100,000 troops, while the Southern Song Dynasty only had three to five thousand army troops to guard the port fortress. After coping with it, they actually won the battle!
However, the Southern Song Dynasty did not take the opportunity to annex Annan. Instead, it accepted the nominal surrender of Annan and Li Dynasty and let Annan go.
The reason for this is that the Southern Song Dynasty started fighting with the Zhuluo Kingdom, the Zhenla Kingdom, and the Dashi Kingdom in Nanyang and the West... I don’t know if Zhao Huan has ever read the Warring States Policy. He must not know that there is such a thing as distant friendship and close attack, right? Can you beat Zhao Kai at this level?
"Empress," Liu Lin also knew something about overseas affairs, so he added, "I also heard that the Southern Dynasty spent a lot of effort on Japan's Kyushu Island, but then gave up halfway... The foundation left by the Southern Dynasty on this big island of Kyushu is just for my use! Why don’t we cross the sea to Goryeo Haeju first, and after getting supplies on the territory of Shangguo, go south along the coast of Goryeo, first take Tamna, and then enter Kyushu big island .”
In fact, the Southern Song Dynasty's operations in Japan did not give up halfway, but had long-term plans. Zhao Huan regarded Japan as one of his many retreats, so he set up a "base", opened up routes, and supported a group of Japanese-Song traders. A large businessman in the line, but did not invest a lot of resources in occupation and development.
And Zhao Shu, Zhao Buqiu and others, driven by the maritime merchants behind them, led Japan to launch the "Song Wu Movement" in order to seek greater economic benefits.
The expansion of the Southern Song Dynasty in the direction of Nanyang was also about seeking a retreat and economic development. Both parties worked together, and it was also a "public-private partnership". The operation was very impressive - the ship was strong and powerful! Can it be less dramatic? Whoever disobeys will be given a beating! Anyway, it is a "dimensionality reduction strike". When the former maritime powers meet the "battleships" of the Southern Song Dynasty Navy, none of them can defeat them!
However, this approach of the Southern Song Dynasty unintentionally paved the way for the desperate pseudo-Song Dynasty... Without the management of the Southern Song Dynasty, they would not know where to go without the help of the Southern Song Dynasty.
