The efforts of the elders of the four dynasties were unsuccessful, which was a major blow to the civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty.
Naturally, they had no confidence that they could do things that even Wen Dun and Sizhong couldn't do.
As a result, the civil and military officials in the court felt awe-inspiring and had to do what Wan Yanliang said with all their strength. The entire court was in a state of panic, and the harmonious and friendly situation no longer existed.
The bureaucrats who had been pampered for a long time were forced to have no choice but to carry out high-intensity work that they were completely unaccustomed to under the emperor's mandatory orders.
Nine, nine and six are a luxury, while zero and seven have become daily life. Many bureaucrats are physically unable to bear it, and many have fallen ill due to this.
Wan Yanliang was very angry about this and ordered all those who fell ill to be dismissed from their posts and replaced with another group of people.
In his opinion, these pampered bastards would die if they did anything, so what qualifications do they have to occupy high positions?
This frightened the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. While working hard, the family also tried their best to find high-end supplements to replenish the body. They had to hold on with a sigh of relief during this high-intensity work and never fall down. .
Gradually, this wave of work progress has almost become an arms race.
Although this approach was very inhumane and made Wan Yanliang lose the support of the people, objectively Wan Yanliang's actions streamlined the bloated and inefficient Jinting Central Committee, eliminated a number of incompetent or weak bureaucrats, and promoted a number of officials. A group of capable bureaucrats came to power.
In order to gain the emperor's trust, this group of capable bureaucrats would naturally work hard, which objectively enhanced Jin Ting's efficiency and enabled Wan Yanliang's orders to be better implemented.
This was an unexpected surprise.
As a result, Jin Ting's process of mobilizing soldiers and horses across the country was taken another big step forward.
Wan Yanliang was definitely not someone who just waited to be killed. In order to put down the rebellion as soon as possible and stabilize his position, he stepped up his military expansion. The number of Jurchen soldiers was insufficient, and he even reached out to the Khitans.
The life of the Khitan people has not been so smooth since they were conquered. Except for a small number of Khitan nobles who were accepted by Jurchen dignitaries and entered the court, most of the Khitan people even returned to the herding life of their ancestors.
Along the Yanshan Mountains, there are seven or eight groups of herders in the land in front of and behind the mountains. Ordinary Khitan people live here, herd horses, drink wind and eat sand. The quality of life must have dropped greatly compared to the past.
Of course, a pure herding life is not unacceptable. Anyway, most Khitan people may not live a good life in the Liao Kingdom, and they will still be exploited by the powerful people of the Liao Kingdom.
But at least he's not a second-class citizen, he's just a Khitan dignitary.
However, in the Jin Kingdom, the Khitans became second-class citizens and their political status declined.
Moreover, because the Khitan people had severely suppressed and bullied the Jurchens, the Jurchens' attitude towards the Khitan people was not very good.
Today, most Khitan civilians mainly live in the northern grassland area of the Jin Empire, where they herd and live, and incidentally become a buffer between the Jin Empire and the nomadic cavalry on the grasslands.
For the northwest border defense of the Jin Empire, the Khitans really sacrificed a lot. They fought many times with nomadic cavalry on the grasslands, so they made a lot of sacrifices and killed many cavalry from nomadic tribes. They had a deep connection with them. Hatred.
When the mobilization order was sent to the Northwest Road to recruit the Secretary, a Khitan man named Sa Ba was the first to learn about it.
Sa Ba is the translator of the Northwest Road Recruitment Department. He is proficient in Jurchen and Khitan languages. He usually serves Jurchen officials who do not understand Khitan scripts and languages. He is also responsible for helping the Jurchen officials to convey the imperial orders to the Khitan tribe. He is considered a person. Ordinary civil servants.
Because of his low position, he was often treated unfairly by the Jurchen chiefs. To say that he had any sense of belonging to the Kingdom of Jin was purely joking.
As a civil servant of the Kingdom of Jin, his main purpose is to earn a living and to know the changes in the Jin Kingdom's policies earlier than others, so that he can effectively avoid the pitfalls of those policies with his relatives and friends, and even obtain Some benefits, improve life.
Therefore, Saba is quite prestigious among relatives and friends.
Everyone felt that Saba was a reliable good friend, and they trusted him and promoted his reputation. As time went by, the surrounding Khitan people also knew about Saba's reputation.
Although the Jin Empire had some rather excessive policies before, they left some room for it and did not overly irritate the Khitan people. The Khitan people wanted to live a peaceful and stable life, and basically tolerated whatever they could.
But this time the policy is really not a policy that normal people can issue.
Every Khitan family must have a young man, and all young men over the age of eighteen and under fifty must go with the army. Even if there are multiple young men in a family, they are not allowed to stay to serve their parents.
All men of the right age who can fight must be dispatched. Except for those who are officials, no family can keep horses. They must all go into the war and be used by the Jin Empire.
Are you kidding me?
The strong men and horses are gone, so what fighting strength do we have?
If the nomadic cavalry on the grassland comes to rob us at this time, what else can we use to fight against them?
Sa Ba immediately realized that this was a huge pit. Once he jumped into it, the Khitan tribes in front of the mountains and behind the mountains would really be doomed.
At that time, let alone whether we can make contributions to the Jin Kingdom, I am afraid that if we fight from the front, our hometown will be praised by the tribes on the grassland later.
This is not possible.
The news spread quickly. Khitan officials working in the Northwest Road Recruitment Department all learned the news and were very worried. Then this worry spread from the officials to their families and friends, and further spread.
By the end of the first month, basically all the Khitan people in the tribes in front of and behind the mountains knew about this.
Saba was relatively prestigious and capable among the Khitan officials in the Northwest Road Recruitment Department, so considering the safety of the ethnic group, everyone recommended him to discuss it with Shangguan Zaohe and Yang Ge, who were responsible for this matter at the court.
Saba then went to find Zaohe and Yangge with generous gifts and have further conversations with them.
"The Khitan tribes live on the border of the country and have always had a bad relationship with the tribes on the grassland. They have been at war with each other for generations and have deep hatred. They maintain a certain number of soldiers and horses to guard the border for the court. If we win, the court will be stable.
But now the imperial court wants all our strong men and horses to join the battle. If this news is learned by the grassland, and they send a large army to attack us, how should we deal with it? Please also ask Shangguan to convey our request to the court. "
Zaohe and Yangge accepted the generous gifts brought by Saba, but turned around and felt worried.
Because regarding this matter, they learned from Wanyan Wozi, the envoy on the Northwest Road, that the imperial court's attitude was very resolute, or that the emperor's attitude was very resolute.
This matter was promoted by the emperor and ordered to be done in this way. Many ministers in the court originally disapproved of this, and even Wen Dunsizhong, a veteran of the four dynasties, advised the emperor not to do this, but the emperor insisted on his own way.
Everyone's dissuasion has failed. If they don't follow the emperor's orders, it may be difficult for them as officials to save their lives.
So how can we intercede for the Khitans?
They were very disturbed by this.
And Saba was urging these two people to give him an answer every day, asking them if this matter could be resolved through intercession. They were in a dilemma. It was either right or wrong not to say anything. They were so anxious that they were like ants on a hot pot. .
"If you try to say it, you will definitely not succeed. But if the Khitans know that this matter cannot be changed at all, I am really worried that something will happen here. The imperial court's order is too strict. Even I think this is unacceptable."
Yang Ge felt deeply worried and sighed all day long. Then he accidentally contracted wind and cold. Within a few days, he fell ill and died.
The remaining Zaohe has become a frightened bird and never wants to see Saba again, so he avoids Saba everywhere, making Saba feel that this matter cannot be solved and will definitely be pushed forward.
Sure enough, a few days later, he learned that Wan Yanwo had issued a decree requiring all departments to immediately promote the recruitment of Khitan tribes without allowing any opposition.
It is said that even the date for dispatching troops has been set.
Sabadu felt a bolt from the blue, realized that something bad was going on, and was very anxious. He was as distracted as an ant on a hot pot, restless, and didn't know what to do.
At this time, a Khitan businessman said to be from the south found Saba.
