When Zhao Tai landed, the people waiting on the shore looked at him with admiration.
Mr. Zhao first killed Tuo Lei, and now he buried Kuo Duan, killing two Mongolian kings in a row, how could everyone not admire him.
Zhao Tai glanced at everyone, looked at Wanyan Chenglin and others waiting, and asked calmly: "How was the situation last night?"
Wanyan Chenglin clasped his fists respectfully, "Beizi was ordered to attack last night, and when he led his team to arrive, the boat the Mongols were on had sunk! He immediately led his team to shoot the Mongolians who fell into the water, and they were basically killed by Beizu!"
Before, Wanyan Chenglin felt that he was from the Jin Kingdom clan and did not regard Zhao Tai as his superior, but now he was completely convinced.
Zhao Tai nodded with satisfaction: "Can we kill Kuo Duan?"
Wanyan Chenglin clasped his fists, "It was dark at the time, the visibility was not good, and even though I was in a humble position, I wasn't sure whether to kill Kuo Duan or not!"
Zhao Tai pondered for a moment and did not dwell on the matter. He waved his hand and said, "Get ready, we will return to Bianjing immediately!"
Although Zhao Tai ambushed Kuoduan, Zhao Tai could not guarantee that Shi Miyuan had no other communication channels with Mongolia.
Therefore, Zhao Tai must finalize the financial aid agreement for the Southern Song Dynasty as soon as possible and prepare for Mongolia's next move south.
After Wanyan Chenglin heard this, he immediately asked someone to bring the horses, "Sir, please get on the horse!"
Zhao Tai was not polite. He got on his horse, clamped the horse's belly, and then led the crowd to gallop away with a rather happy mood.
Zhao Tai did not stop along the way. Thinking about the army and territory he was about to acquire, he took everyone straight to Bianjing with a sense of "the spring breeze is so proud of the horse's hooves that he can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day".
Bianjing City.
After the Jin Dynasty moved south, a large number of Jin Dynasty nobles followed the Jin Dynasty court to Henan and gathered around Bianjing.
These people, plus their family members who followed them, totaled hundreds of thousands, which brought a heavy burden to the people of the Central Plains.
The last time the Mongols invaded and plundered the Central Plains, they devastated the Jin Kingdom's already collapsed economy. The Jin Kingdom's finances were already bankrupt.
At this time, in order to resist the next invasion of Mongolia, the Jin court wanted to organize the restoration of production and recruit troops from all over the country. The three melons and two dates in the treasury were quickly spent.
That day in the palace, Wanyan Shouxu was sitting behind the desk, looking at the memorials from various places urging for money and food for armaments, one big and two big, and he was exhausted.
Facing the memorials from various places asking for money and food, Wanyan Shouxu, who had no money to make a living, leaned tiredly on his seat. At this moment, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside.
Wanyan Heda's face was gloomy, and he walked quickly to the imperial study. Behind him was another person, Captain Cui Li. As he walked, Heda said without looking back: "When I meet the emperor later, you must tell the truth and explain to His Majesty that Zhao Tai’s business.”
Cui Li followed Heda's footsteps and said repeatedly: "Remember this humble position."
Heda nodded and walked forward quickly, all the way to the outside of the imperial study. He straightened his clothes and ordered the servant to enter and report.
Wanyan Shouxu leaned back on his seat. He had been awakened by the footsteps outside. When the waiter reported to Heda and asked to see him, he said a little tiredly: "Let him come in."
Heda entered the study and saluted with a dark face, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Wanyan Shouxu was very tired from the pressure of state affairs. He thought Heda was coming to him to ask for money, so he became a little impatient and asked, "What's going on with the Qing family?"
Heda was a little displeased when he saw Wanyan Shouxu, but he still saluted and reported: "Your Majesty, I have something to report. It's about Zhao Tai!"
Wanyan Shouxu raised his brows and became more energetic, "Zhao Tai? Has he got any news?"
Zhao Tai went to the Southern Song Dynasty with ten thousand taels of gold, but as far as Wanyan Shouxu knew, the situation was not optimistic.
Wanyan Chenglin, the spy he placed next to Zhao Tai, sent him news that the Mongolian mission had also arrived in the Southern Song Dynasty. The Song people allowed the Mongolian mission to enter Lin'an, but did not let them go.
Now that the Jin delegation was stranded in Chuzhou, Zhao Tai secretly went to Lin'an alone, but a month had passed and no news had been sent back.
This made Wanyan Shouxu gradually lose hope in Zhao Tai, but Heda did not want to bring news about Zhao Tai.
Heda shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Tai did not send back the news. It was the minister who received the news. That Zhao Tai is actually a detailed work of the Southern Song Dynasty."
"What?" Wanyan Shouxu stood up and said in surprise: "He is a Southern Song Dynasty craftsman. Is this true?"
Heda said: "I'm not sure about this, but judging from the news I got, it's almost certain."
Wanyan Shouxu held the table, "He is a fine artist from the Southern Song Dynasty, so what is his purpose?"
Wanyan Shouxu couldn't figure it out. Zhao Tai poisoned Tuo Lei, helped the Jin Kingdom push back the Mongolian army, and took the initiative to ask for orders to promote the alliance between Song and Jin Dynasties. What was he trying to do? Is it just to defraud money?
Heda said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, his purpose may be to use our Jin Kingdom to hold Mongolia back, so that both our Jin Kingdom and Mongolia will suffer losses, and let the fishermen of the Southern Song Dynasty benefit."
Wanyan Shouxu sat down with a solemn expression. This reason made sense, "Do you have any evidence?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Cui Li, Marshal of the West, has received a rebellion letter from the Southern Song Dynasty, which can prove the identity of Zhao Tai's Southern Song Xizuo. He is now outside the study, waiting for your Majesty's summons." Heda reported.
"Xuan!" Wanyan Shouxu waved with a black face.
Not long after, Cui Li came in and paid homage, "Your Majesty, Cui Li, pays homage to you."
"Cui Li, tell me, what's going on?" Wanyan Shouxu's expression was gloomy, exuding murderous intent.
Cui Li hurriedly said: "Reporting to your Majesty, someone from the Southern Song Dynasty came to me not long ago and said that Dajin's energy was exhausted and its destruction was a foregone conclusion. He asked me to find a way out. In order to find out the other party's intentions, I pretended to be flattering and tricked him out. The other party’s intentions and learned Zhao Tai’s identity.”
Wanyan Shouxu's eyes narrowed, "Keep talking!"
"According to my understanding, the Southern Song Dynasty hoped to use Dajin to hold Mongolia back, and through assistance, they infiltrated and controlled Dajin, and when they were ready, they decisively abandoned us when Dajin had no use value. , destroy our Dajin to avenge Jingkang. And among them, Zhao Tai is the key figure in implementing their plan!" Cui Li finished in a low voice.
Shi Miyuan's people are all over the government and the public, and Zheng Qingzhi's plan has no secrets to him.
What Zhao Tai did was beneficial to the Kingdom of Jin. It was actually more difficult for Shi Miyuan to distance themselves, so he simply leaked the plans of Zhao Tai and Zheng Qingzhi to the Kingdom of Jin, so that even if the Kingdom of Jin did not kill Zhao Tai, they would no longer trust him. Zhao Tai would even refuse assistance from the Song Dynasty.
After hearing Cui Li's words, Wanyan Shouxu's face fell like water. Thinking back to what Zhao Tai had done, he also had doubts in his heart, but he heard a message from Cui Li's words.
"So, Zhao Tai's mission was successful, and the Southern Song Dynasty did not unite with Mongolia!" Wanyan Shouxu stood up, not knowing whether he should be happy or angry.
At this time, everyone in the room was talking, and the chamberlain suddenly reported and asked Pu'a to see him.
Wanyan Shouxu asked his chamberlain to call him in, and not long after, Yi La Pua came in excitedly. As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't wait to shout: "Your Majesty, Zhao Tai is back, and the Southern Song Dynasty has promised to assist us."
After Yi Lapua finished speaking, he thought Wanyan Shouxu would be as excited as him, but he found that the study room was unusually quiet, and both Wanyan Shouxu and Heda had gloomy faces.
