Seeing Wanyanxi shaking with excitement, everyone in the room fell silent, especially Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, who knew all the inside story, lowered their heads and said nothing. They really didn't know how to tell Wanyanxi. Brother Yuwen, whom he trusted very much, was the beginning of the Jin Kingdom's biggest disaster. If Wanyan and Wen hadn't resolutely resisted Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyan Ping's disaster relief efforts, the situation in the Jin Kingdom would not be as bad as it is now.
"My lord... your great general... your highness..." Wanyanxi looked over one by one and saw that they all had their heads lowered and were silent. A very bad feeling lingered in her heart, "We... we don't Do you think... Brother Wen... he really did such a thing? Impossible. He has always told me that people should come first in everything. I didn't understand this sentence before and even laughed at him. He... …He didn’t bother me, he just said I would understand when I grow up. I understand now, but they said he didn’t do it.”
"Master Wanyan..." Shen Cha and Shen Haolin exchanged a look and decided to be the villain themselves and tell Wanyanxi the truth. "Since you have grown up and understood things, let me tell you that the disaster relief incident was also the trigger for Wanyan and Lord Wen to be assassinated."
"General?" Wanyanxi suddenly raised his drooped head and stared at Shen Cha, "What... does this mean?"
"When the disaster first occurred, one of Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyan Ping stayed in Yiqing Mansion to call on the clan, nobles, and nobles to provide relief, while the other led his own soldiers to the prefectures and counties that were most severely affected by the disaster. With Wanyan and Wen The leading clan members, nobles, and nobles are still stubborn in their opinions and resolutely do not support disaster relief. What they said is so chilling that I will not repeat it." Seeing that Wan Yanxi was already in tears, Shen Cha chuckled. He sighed softly and took a handkerchief that he had never used before and threw it to him, "The incident in Wuma Town happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to see Wanyan and Mr. Wen. I couldn't talk to him, either. There was no way to explore the meaning behind what he did. However, now it seems that his purpose is very clear."
"Is...what is it?"
"In order to clear all obstacles to regain the throne." Shen Cha sighed heavily, "Don't blame him, and don't have any bad feelings towards him. His behavior is understandable. Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyan Ping's reputation among the people was not very good to begin with, and whether they provided disaster relief or not, it could not save their reputation at all. At that time, rumors spread that the money they used for disaster relief was itself obtained from the people. Without their previous exploitation, the people would not be in this situation even with such a heavy rain."
"Is this statement... true...?" Wanyanxi burst into tears, "The people... do the people really... think that way?"
"It is indeed like this." Song Qiyun also sighed, "There are businessmen in Jiapingguan City who were lucky enough to escape these disasters, but their tribes and families are in the Kingdom of Jin, and they have also suffered varying degrees. Although the disaster was not that serious, such rumors did spread. And..." He glanced at Wanyanxi, who was gradually calming down, "The people did not have any resentment towards Wanyan and Master Wen for not participating in the disaster relief. , due to the increase in taxes, the property of the clan and nobles has also been greatly affected. Even if they have the intention to provide disaster relief, they do not have the ability to do so. "
"So..." Wanyanxi couldn't believe that this matter turned out like this, "So, the people didn't blame Brother Yuwen and the others at all, but supported them?"
"Not to mention support, but I understand what they are doing. Life is not easy for the clan members and nobles!" Song Qiyun spread his hands, "Later, the news of Wanyan and Lord Wen's death was spread back to the Kingdom of Jin and to Yi Qing The people in the government were also talking a lot, but they unanimously believed that Wanyan Ping got rid of Wanyan and Master Wen. At that time, there was a lot of criticism from Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyanping in the Kingdom of Jin, and the people did not support them. .”
"She probably didn't expect that she would end up like this." Wanyanxi sighed, "A person who is smart can be confused for a while."
"Seriously, because Wanyanping has too many scheming ideas, we can't deal with her according to common sense." Shen Cha stood up, pulled Song Qiyun with him to the corner, and brought over a sand table that had never been used before. "Red represents us, blue represents Liao soldiers, and green represents Jin soldiers." She inserted small chess pieces representing the colors of Xia, Liao, and Jin on the sand table. "What Jiapingguan City needs to face is the two border gates of the Jin Kingdom and the three border gates of the Liao Kingdom. This time, the troops sent out will still be mainly from the Liao people. This is what we have already discussed before." She looked at it. Wanyan said happily, "Young Masters Yelulan and Yelunan should have told me about this, right?"
"Yes, they did."
"These two young masters, or together with Mr. Qi Zhifeng and Mr. Xiao Fengqi, they may attack one of the three pass cities of the Kingdom of Jin. It depends on you which way you want to follow. This is not ours. It’s something we should get involved in. As for us…”
"Wait a moment, General." Wan Yanxi interrupted Shen Cha, "I can understand Mr. Qi, but Mr. Xiao...how could he...come together with them?"
"Well...it's their own arrangement, so it's not convenient for us to ask." Shen Cha smiled at Wanyan and continued the previous topic, "As long as the war breaks out and the Liao soldiers begin to attack the Jin border, it will be over. Yan Ping will receive the news. The first thing she will do is to strengthen the security of the two border passes opposite Jiaping Pass City to prevent Daxia from taking advantage of the situation, but what we have to do is to stand still."
"Stand still?" Wanyan Xi frowned, "Then the pressure on our side will be great, and all the additional troops sent by Wanyanping will be on our side."
"What we want is this effect." Shen Cha smiled faintly, "Master Wanyan knows the strength of the Liao soldiers, otherwise he wouldn't ask the Liao people for help, right? You have to believe in them, they have the ability to carry it out The tremendous pressure exerted by Zhu Wanyan Ping.”
"Do they know what they're dealing with?"
"Of course, they are very willing to attract this attention." Shen Cha nodded slightly, "Besides, we are not doing nothing. The role of the Liao soldiers is to hold back Wanyan Ping's main force. This period of time will not be too long. It will be long, but it will not be too short. It depends on when the security of the two gates facing Jiaping Pass City can be relaxed, and when it can be relaxed."
"Wait until they really relax and seize it in one fell swoop?" Seeing Shen Cha nodding, Wanyanxi breathed a sigh of relief, "But... there is a problem. Is it too much to seize it, but we still have to move towards Yiqing Mansion. , then...then...what should we do next?"
"What we are talking about now is just a plan. What we plan to do is completely different from what we will actually do." Song Qiyun held the teacup and looked at Wanyanxi and explained, "The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. We Plans need to be changed at any time based on what happens. And, I believe, if a fight actually breaks out, some people's positions will change."
"Some people? What do you mean?"
"Those who neither support nor support Wanyanping." Shen Cha tapped the sand table twice, "That is, those nobles who now trap Wanyanping in Yiqing Mansion. They are not clan members, but What they want to do is compete with Wanyanping for the throne of the Jin Kingdom. When the Liao soldiers attack the city, they may choose to form an alliance with the Liao people, or they may choose to join forces with Wanyanping."
"Your Highness is right. The biggest variable this time is this group of people. If they choose to support Mr. Wanyan, we can work together internally and externally to take down Wanyanping in one fell swoop. But on the contrary, if they want to cooperate with Wanyanping..." Shen Cha spread her hands, "We will fight harder, but we don't rule out the possibility of internal strife among themselves." She looked at the hourglass placed aside, "It's getting late, let's stop here today!"
Bai Meng, who had been silent all this time, nodded, stood up, took Wanyanxi's cloak and threw it to him, "It's really getting late, it's time to go back."
After listening to Bai Meng's words, Wan Yanxi also stood up, saluted Song Jue respectfully, and bowed to Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, and Song Qiyun solemnly before putting on his cloak and He took off his hood and left with Bai Meng.
