Wanyan Shouxu nodded solemnly and let Zhao Tai die at the hands of the Mongols. This would not only destroy the Southern Song Dynasty's penetration of the Jin Kingdom, but also allow the Southern Song Dynasty to enmity with the Mongols, thereby increasing aid to the Jin Kingdom.
This can be said to be a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
Wanyan Shouxu couldn't help but admire him. He stood up and took a few steps back and forth, then said urgently: "Let's discuss the specific plan, and then I will reward Zhao Tai as soon as possible to avoid his suspicion."
The three of them conspired for a while and came up with a plan.
Zhao Tai returned to Bianjing and received a warm welcome from the people. However, the response of the Jin Dynasty court was relatively cold and did not even give him a big cake.
In the post house, Zhao Tai was reading a book, but his thoughts had already flown out.
After all, the Jin Kingdom was a regime established by the Jurchens. It was wary of the Han people and was unwilling to give the Han people too many opportunities for promotion.
If the Han people want to get ahead in the Jin Kingdom, they can only become military leaders like Wu Xian and have soldiers in their hands, so that the Jin Kingdom has to rely on them.
Although Zhao Tai was confident that the Kingdom of Jin would still come to him after not getting Song Yuan, this would undoubtedly be a waste of time.
At this time, Zhao Tai was sitting alone in the yard, holding a book in his hand, but his whole body was as motionless as a piece of wood.
Damn it, last time I helped the Jin Kingdom repel the Mongolian soldiers, I didn’t give them a good reward.
Zhao Tai was in the yard, getting more and more angry as he thought about it...
"Guorui!" A cry brought Zhao Tai back from his thoughts.
He raised his head and took a closer look, but it was Monk Chen who was raised by the Zhongxiao Army.
Zhao Tai put down his book, stood up to greet him, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "How come the general has time to come here?"
Monk Chen smiled and said, "I have good news for you!"
Zhao Tai asked him to sit down and poured him a bowl of tea. Monk Chen was stunned for a moment, "Is this?"
Zhao Tai explained: "Traditional tea drinking is too cumbersome. My simple method is just boiling water and soaking it. There are not so many rituals, but it is convenient and the refreshing effect is not bad!"
As he spoke, Zhao Tai picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Monk Chen followed suit and took a sip as well, and his eyes lit up.
At this time, Monk Chen took another sip before he remembered the business and said, "Guorui, the reward given to you by the imperial court is about to be decided!"
Zhao Tai raised his eyebrows when he heard this, making no secret of his disgust, "You can't be a Beijing official, right?"
Monk Chen knew that Zhao Tai wanted to lead the army, so he smiled and shook his head, "Deputy Envoy of Xuanfu on the East and West Roads of Shandong! Know the affairs of Tengzhou and Pizhou!"
In the late Jin Dynasty, following the example of the Song Dynasty, the official system of the Jin Kingdom was improved, and the Xuanfu envoy was in charge of the military. The deputy envoy of Xuanfu was the deputy commander of the Xuanfu envoy, equivalent to the deputy commander of the provincial military region.
As for knowing the affairs of Teng and Pizhou, he is also in charge of the government affairs of the two states.
Zhao Tai felt happy, but then he realized that 90% of the land on the east and west roads of Shandong, on the north bank of the Yellow River, was controlled by the Mongols.
The Jin Kingdom only controlled a small half of Xuzhou, and Xuzhou had the Xuanfu envoy sitting in charge. Naturally, his deputy envoy could not even fart, and it was impossible to talk about the affairs of Tengzhou and Pizhou. Most of the land in the two states was controlled by Mongolia.
This appointment seems good, but in fact it has no territory or army.
But despite this, he is in charge of the army after all.
Zhao Tai controlled the power allocated by Song Yuan. As long as he had territory and an army, even if he only had one county, he could rely on Song Dynasty's military assistance to become bigger and stronger in a short period of time.
Seeing the joyful look on Zhao Tai's face, Monk Chen said: "Guorui, do you know the imperial court's intention of appointing you as the Deputy Envoy of Xuanfu on the East and West Roads of Shandong?"
Seeing the excitement on Monk Chen's face, Zhao Tai asked in cooperation: "Please give me some advice, General!"
Monk Chen sighed with emotion: "After the imperial court formed an alliance with the Southern Song Dynasty, it had no worries about its future and could concentrate its forces to fight against the Mongols. However, being trapped in a corner of Henan was not a long-term solution. Now that the imperial court is about to receive aid from the Song Dynasty, His Majesty intends to defend Guanhe At the same time as the defense line, troops were sent across the river to attack Mongolia and regain the land of Shandong. In this way, with Shandong as a check, Mongolia would not be able to attack Henan with all its strength, and the court would have a chance to breathe."
Zhao Tai understood what Monk Chen meant. The Jin Kingdom planned to send troops to regain Shandong. This was no problem strategically. However, the Jin army had just been defeated by the Mongols. Does it have the strength?
Zhao Tai frowned slightly, "General, King Kong has lost more than 100,000 elites. Now it is not enough to defend Henan. How can we divide our troops to capture Shandong? We should defend Guanhe for now, and then we can talk about progress when our strength is restored!"
Now that the Jin Kingdom has insufficient troops, it has to divide its troops to attack Shandong. It is very likely that Shandong will not be captured by then, and Henan will be defeated by the Mongols because of its lack of troops.
Monk Chen smiled and said: "The imperial court is also aware of Guorui's concerns. Therefore, the imperial court will not launch an attack immediately. Instead, it will prepare to manage Xuzhou. When its strength recovers, it will wait for an opportunity to regain Shandong."
As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Tai and said seriously: "Does Guorui understand the court's intention now?"
Zhao Tai nodded, "The imperial court hopes that I can manage Xuzhou well and prepare in advance for the future recovery of Shandong!"
"Of course!" Monk Chen laughed.
Now that the Jin and Song Dynasties are allied, the Jin army will receive continuous assistance from the Southern Song Dynasty.
In Monk Chen's view, the Jin State can fight and the Song State has money. If the two countries join forces, the situation will get better and better.
Zhao Tai and Monk Chen were talking in the post house. The Jin Dynasty court acted quickly. Regarding Zhao Tai's appointment, official uniforms and seals, they were delivered to the post house in the afternoon.
After being appointed by the Jin court, Zhao Tai was in a good mood and did not stay in the post house. Instead, he visited many senior Jin officials and made friends with Jin officials.
When he came back from outside that day, he saw several people standing at the door. They were wearing armor and holding swords in their hands, guarding the door of the posthouse like door gods. At first glance, they were rare elite soldiers.
Zhao Tai's eyes lit up, "Chengde, Chenghu! Why are you here?"
The two of them smiled and stepped forward, Chenghu knelt down on one knee, "I have finished my humble job, Yan Chenghu, and will obey the orders of Mr. Xuanfu from now on!"
Chengde also saluted and said: "The guard army plotted to defeat Wanyan Chengde, and I'm going to show my respect to you."
Zhao Tai laughed loudly: "What did you just call me, sir?"
Chengde smiled and said: "If you report back to Xuanfu, the history of Xuanfu is qualified to be called Xuanfu Xianggong!"
"Deputy, I am still the deputy!" Zhao Tai waved his hand to indicate to the others to keep a low profile. He looked around and found no one else, and couldn't help but wonder: "Are you the only ones?"
Chengde said: "If you report back to your husband, the Privy Council will assign a few of us to serve as guards for you!"
Zhao Tai refused to give up, "Then the imperial court didn't allocate money and food for recruiting soldiers?"
"No!" The two shook their heads together.
Zhao Tai slapped his lips together, "Alright!"
Looking at the team of less than twenty people in front of him, he, the Xuanfu Xianggong, did not have as many people in charge as when he was a hundred households in the Mongolian army. The Jin people were really stingy.
However, he now finally has a direct guard and has some signs of being a warlord.
At this time, several people were standing outside, and an officer came over on horseback, "Prime Minister Zhao Xuan, Marshal Du has summoned us to discuss something!"
