In a hall of the Beiputuoshan Zen Temple, which Zhao Kai used as his residence, several cups of hot tea were filled with the delicate and ever-changing fragrance. Zhao Kai, who had just returned from a hunting trip, put on his cloth clothes and scarf, sat down leisurely, and called Wanyan Yan and Yue Fei to sit down.
Although Wan Yanyan arrived at Guangning Mansion in a prison car, her treatment was immediately improved after Zhao Kai realized that his accusation of rebellion against Wan Yan Yan was not established. He was promoted from a prisoner to a distinguished guest, and was personally escorted to Bei Putuo Mountain by Yue Fei.
Oh, Zhao Kai didn't ask Yue Fei to personally escort Wanyan Yan over. But Yue Fei was worried that Zhao Kai had really killed Wanyan Yan, so he made the trip himself. Moreover, before escorting Wanyan Yan out of Guangning Mansion, he wrote a memorial excusing Wanyan Yan and asked his son Yue Yun to take him up to Beiputuo Mountain first.
The reason why Yue Fei wanted to open up for Wanyanyan, the unruly "Princess Kang", was not because she dyed Zhao Gou's hat green and relieved his anger. But Yue Fei knew very well the truth that "the great gold will perish, but the Jurchens will never be destroyed"!
The Privy Council of the Song Dynasty led by Han Shizhong and Yue Fei had long begun to seriously study the topic of destroying the Jin Dynasty... In fact, for the Song Dynasty today, it is not difficult to destroy the Jin Dynasty, because the advantages of the Song Dynasty are overwhelming!
The now reopened Song Dynasty is just like the Ming Dynasty founded by Zhu Yuanzhang. It is also a three-in-one army (military households), firearms, and southeastern wealth. How could a country like Dai Jin, which was supported by barbarism and simplicity, be able to withstand it?
But while Dajin is easy to destroy, the Jurchen clan is difficult to destroy!
The reason is very simple. The Jurchen clan includes not only the more civilized Jurchens such as birth Jurchens and mature Jurchens, but also the savage Jurchens who are spread across the vast mountains and forests of Northeast China.
This "Northeast" is not the concept of the three eastern provinces in later generations, but a land that is so vast that it is almost boundless and so wild that it is almost hopeless, including the Russian Far East and even Eastern Siberia.
Of course, although there is no way to eliminate these savage Jurchens, they are very scattered and backward, and it is difficult for them to pose a threat to the Song Dynasty in a short time.
However, the raw Jurchens, the mature Jurchens, and the savage Jurchens are connected by blood after all, and their languages, customs, and shamanic beliefs are similar, so they are three similar ethnic groups and can transform into each other.
If the Great Jin Kingdom founded by raw and mature Jurchens perishes, then many raw and mature Jurchens who have mastered advanced productivity and military skills will definitely join or transform into wild Jurchens... When these remnants of the Jin Kingdom retreat In the mountains and forests of the Northeast, after transforming into the savage Jurchen tribe, their power could be easily preserved, and it would also be easy for them to revive after the powerful power of the Song Dynasty passed.
Because the mountain forest area in the Northeast is too large, the degree of development is extremely low, and the winter is extremely cold, but at the same time the land in those places is very fertile and the animal and plant resources are extremely rich... They only need to drill into the mountains and find a place with The valley where they were eating and drinking was squinting. What could the Heavenly Soldiers of the Song Dynasty do to them?
There are a lot of millions of heavenly soldiers, but after they are dispersed over the vast northeastern land, there are not many at all.
Moreover, it is impossible for these millions of troops to stay in the Northeast forever. Even if the Song Dynasty wanted to set up Jiedu Envoys and Yingtian Envoys in the Northeast, that is, to firmly control the plain areas of western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning, that little territory would only occupy A small part of the entire Northeastern territory.
And Wan Yanyan's request to "transfer annexation to Korea and Japan" gave Yue Fei an opportunity to take in the savage Jurchens for his own use!
The so-called taking in the savage Jurchens for one's own use means incorporating the savage Jurchens into the feudal military system of the Song Dynasty. Just like the current practice of the Jin Dynasty, the various savage Jurchen tribes were named Meng'an Muke (the Song Dynasty could be named Zhechongfu), and then the warriors of these tribes were allowed to fight for the court...except for winning. If you are in trouble, you can eliminate the internal troubles by killing them, and you won’t suffer any loss at all!
Moreover, these warriors among the savage Jurchens had a way to rise up by killing people for the imperial court, so they would not think about rebellion.
To incorporate the Barbarian Jurchen tribe, we cannot break up the Jurchen aristocratic group of Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyan Zonggu... because people like Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyan Zonggu have the channels to control the Barbarian Jurchens!
They can send silver envoys to invite many leaders of the savage Jurchen tribe to Liaoyang Mansion and ask them to send warriors to join the armies of Liao and Xian towns.
And because those savage Jurchen tribes have a common language and long-term cooperative relationship with Wanyan Zongpan, Wanyan Zonggu and others, they are also willing to maintain this cooperative relationship.
If the Song Dynasty court could take over the channels in the hands of Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyan Zonggu and reach a cooperation contract with the savage Jurchen tribes they controlled, it would be able to continuously turn the warriors of these tribes into warriors of the Song Dynasty. In this way, it will be difficult for the savage Jurchen tribe in the Northeast to develop and grow.
And if the Song Dynasty broke up the feudal groups of Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyan Zonggu, killed some of them, and drove the rest to the mountains and forests of the northeast to become "savages", then the power of the savage Jurchens would be instantly strengthened, and they would be greatly The Song court was unable to quickly establish a channel to contact these tribes.
In this way, the bad war between the Song Dynasty and the savage Jurchens started...
Therefore, Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyan Zonggu are now begging for mercy from the Song Dynasty through Wanyan Yan and proposing to transfer Goryeo and Japan. This is definitely an opportunity to recruit the savage Jurchen!
Once the feudal Jurchen groups of Zong Pan and Zong Gu were transferred to the feudal state, the channels between them and the barbarian Jurchens could be taken over by the Song Dynasty court. The transferred Jurchen feudal lords will become Goryeo yangban and Japanese samurai. They should not pose any threat to the Song Dynasty, and they can even maintain a long-term vassal relationship with the Song Dynasty.
Precisely because he realized that the Song Dynasty could not refuse the surrender of Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyan Zonggu, Yue Fei was very friendly to Wanyanyan. He not only wrote a memorial to plead for her, but also personally escorted her to Bei Putuo Mountain.
Of course, the drama of asking for forgiveness still needs to be performed.
When Zhao Kai saw Wanyan Yan, the woman wore a thin white prison uniform and was tied into a rice dumpling by someone. She also had two tree branches stuck on her back, which they said were vitex...
And of course Zhao Kai can't beat Wan Yan Yan with a tree branch... "Lawyer Yu Yunwen" has analyzed it and found that Wan Yan Yan is not guilty of treason, and she should not be implicated by Zhao Gou. .
Not only because Zhao Gou's first wife and daughter were not implicated, but also because she was not Zhao Gou's legal wife at all, nor was she a concubine, but a "**". Since ancient times, only nine ethnic groups have been implicated. How can anyone be implicated in "**"? Don't say that the Song Dynasty didn't have this rule, and the Qin Dynasty didn't have this rule either!
Of course, Wanyan Yan was not without some faults. Her two sons took the title of the eldest son of the Song Dynasty, which was wrong.
But Zhao Kai was prepared to recognize the status of Zhao Shanzhen and Zhao Shanhe as the eldest sons of the Song Dynasty!
They...are Zhao Gou's direct relatives and flesh and blood! They are the direct descendants of Zhao Guangyi!
Since Wanyan Yan was not guilty, Zhao Kai should of course untie the hemp rope for her, comfort her with words, and lead her into the palace by holding her hand.
"Ms. Wanyan, Shanzhen and Shanhe are the flesh and blood of Ninth Brother. They should inherit Ninth Brother's title." After Zhao Kai and Wanyan Yan exchanged a few words, they got down to the topic. He looked at Zhao Gou's "**", Yi'er said solemnly, "I will pardon Brother Ninth's sins later. So Shanzhen can be made the Prince of Bodo County, and Shanhe can be made a Marquis."
Zhao Gou is a prince, and when Zhao Shanzhen ascends the throne, he will be demoted, that is, to a county king. However, if Prince Zhao Shanzhen continues to pass down the throne, he will not continue to surrender. Because Zhao Shanzhen is now the Great General of the Song Dynasty who conquered the barbarians. He holds the twelve imperial kingdoms of Kyushu and Honshu in Japan, and he is the king of a vassal!
Of course, there is no problem of downgrading a vassal king who has real land... Otherwise, if he is demoted to the end and has no title, what will the vassal king be called? Commander-in-Chief? Is this not a republic anymore?
As for the Marquis of Zhao Shanhe, he was actually not a traitor.
Because the Song Dynasty now stipulates that one title can be inherited, that is, a title can only have one heir. Sons other than heirs have no titles to inherit, and there are no officials to shade. But they are not civilians, but "scholars", soldiers with the rank of corporal from birth.
Therefore, Zhao Shanyi should be a "scholar", but he now holds a imperial kingdom in Kyushu, Japan, so it is natural for him to be granted a title of marquis.
Wanyanyan was naturally overjoyed when she heard this. She stood up and was about to kowtow to Zhao Kai to thank her. Zhao Kai waved his hand to stop her and said: "Ms. Wanyan, there is no need to be polite... Shanzhen and Shanhe are both my nephews. Naturally, I You should be taking care of them, so why say thank you?”
Wanyan Yan smiled and said: "After the slave family returns to Jiuzhou, Shanzhen and Shanhe must come to the court in person to express their gratitude."
When Zhao Kai heard her calling herself "slave", he smiled and said: "By the way, Madam Wanyan has not yet been granted the title of Lady of the Kingdom... I will issue an edict to make you the Lady of the East Kingdom!"
Mrs. Guo is the title of the royal concubine of the prince of the Song Dynasty. Wanyan Yan has never received the title of Mrs. Guo, so she can only call herself "slave" instead of "concubine" in front of Zhao Kai.
"I, Wanyan Yan, would like to thank the official family for the title." Wanyan Yan quickly saluted and thanked her... This time, she and her two sons were promoted to official positions.
Zhao Kai waved to her and said with a smile: "Sit, sit... Madam Wanyan, I wonder what title Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyan Zonggu want to ask for? Do they really not want to stay in Liaodong anymore? "
Wanyan Yan said with a smile: "My eldest brother wants to be the king of Goryeo, and my second brother wants to conquer Japan. As for Liaodong... they can't stay any longer!"
"Why can't you stay?" Zhao Kai asked knowingly, why can't he stay? Isn’t it because of his millions of heavenly soldiers?
But Wanyanyan couldn't answer like this, she had to find another reason.
Wanyan Yan said with a smile: "Now there are more soldiers and fewer people in Liaodong, and all industries are stagnant. I really can't afford to support my brothers Meng'an. The only way out is to go south and occupy the territory of the Korean people. Is the official family willing?" Give them a way to survive?"
