Wuxian's unequivocal support for Zhao Tai greatly increased Zhao Tai's confidence.
The situation in Shandong is not optimistic now, and it will be under tremendous pressure when facing Mongolia.
Mongolia destroyed countless countries and was so powerful that it would make any country tremble.
If the Sanqi want to fight against Mongolia, they must have a strong leader to be able to deal with Mongolia.
Zhao Tai originally wanted to nominate Li Fen first, but now he thinks about it, he must do it himself.
After Zhao Tai welcomed Wuxian, he returned to the camp and discussed with military advisor Wang Bin overnight.
"Previously, my commander's idea was too simple. He wanted to recommend Li Fen first so that Li Fen could take the lead. But now it seems that once the Jin Kingdom is destroyed, Mongolia will massively attack Shandong." Zhao Tai said solemnly: "This means that I can no longer hide behind the scenes and will directly face the pressure from Mongolia. In this case, pushing Li Fen out will limit my performance. Therefore, I must be the commander-in-chief of Sanqi."
Wang Bin immediately clapped his hands and praised, "The commander should have made up his mind long ago."
Zhao Tai looked at Wang Bin and asked, "The military advisor has already had this idea?"
"With the demise of the Jin Kingdom, the commander-in-chief will definitely become Mongolia's next target. Mongolia cannot allow the commander-in-chief to continue to develop. Therefore, I think that the commander-in-chief has already gone to the front and must be prepared to deal with the Mongolian attack." Wang Bin said: "The commander-in-chief is not just To be the leader of the Three Qi, we must also be king, unite people’s hearts, and take over the banner of resistance against Mongolia.”
Zhao Tai nodded heavily. After the fall of the Jin Kingdom, someone in the north must take up the banner of resisting the Mongols in order to gather the strength to resist the Mongols.
In the current situation, regardless of whether Zhao Tai is willing or not, after the fall of the Jin Kingdom, Zhao Tai will be the first target of Mongolia's attack in the north.
In this case, Zhao Tai simply raised the banner and fought with Mongolia Hard Steel to the end. If he wanted to carry the banner, he had to have a name, and it was imperative to become king.
Before the fall of the Jin Kingdom, officials and titles were given indiscriminately. Marquises were everywhere, and the dukes were also arrested. How could Zhao Tai command the heroes with only his status as a duke?
After all, we are all Dukes and Lords, why should we listen to you?
Thinking of this, Zhao Tai muttered: "Now the Kingdom of Jin wants to make me king, but the title is King Zhong. The intention is obvious, that is, I hope that after I accept the title of king, I will go to rescue Kaifeng. Military advisor, do you know my situation?" Yes, I want this king, but I don’t have the strength to rescue Kaifeng. If I was granted the title of loyal king but didn’t send troops, wouldn’t I be criticized.”
Wang Bin narrowed his eyes, "The commander-in-chief has no strength, but some people do."
Zhao Tai stroked his beard and asked, "The military advisor means the Southern Song Dynasty?"
Wang Bin nodded: "That's right! Seeing the dispute between Meng and Jin, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty had long wanted to reap the benefits, and were quite interested in regaining the three capitals. I thought that the commander-in-chief could accept the king's title, and then instigated the Southern Song Dynasty to march to Kaifeng. By then, the commander-in-chief would When the Song army marched in, they also marched in with great fanfare and made an all-out rescue gesture. This has three advantages. First, the battle between Mongolia and Song Dynasty can share our pressure. Second, no matter whether the Song army wins or loses, the world has no criticism of the general. They will think that the commander-in-chief is unparalleled in his loyalty and righteousness. Thirdly, the commander-in-chief can rescue Kaifeng in the name of integrating the three Qi and becoming the commander-in-chief of the three Qi."
Zhao Tai's face turned red when he heard this. Zhao Tai had actually thought about Wang Bin's proposal for a long time, but he had some concerns in his heart.
Because in history Duanping entered Luo and the Song army suffered a disastrous defeat, he did not dare to instigate the Song army to march into Kaifeng, fearing that the Song army would be defeated again.
Zhao Tai frowned, then relaxed after a moment, and suddenly figured out that the victory or defeat of the Song Army was not actually important, what was important was how to benefit himself.
After all, Zhao Tai had no intention of becoming a minister to the Southern Song Dynasty. Mongolia and the Southern Song Dynasty were both stumbling blocks for him to eliminate and complete the unification.
Allowing the Song Dynasty to send troops could indeed divert disaster to the south. At the same time, it could also bring Shandong's armed forces together by rescuing Kaifeng.
Zhao Tai looked at Wang Bin and said, "After hearing what you said, my commander suddenly became enlightened. In this case, I will accept the title, and then make a big fanfare to rescue Kaifeng. However, in order to mobilize the Southern Song Dynasty to send troops, it requires a talented person with the skill of maneuvering. Go lobby.”
Wang Bin stood up and bowed, "If the king can trust me, I am willing to go to the Southern Song Dynasty to lobby."
When Wang Bin saw that Zhao Tai accepted his suggestion, he immediately changed his title smoothly.
"Haha" Zhao Tai smiled happily and said, "Then Mr. Lao will be here."
Wang Bin said: "Without further delay, I would like to ask the king to write a letter and I will go immediately."
Zhao Tai nodded, and immediately wrote a letter for Zheng Qingzhi, Zhao Fan, and Zhao Kui to write a letter each, and then handed it to Wang Bin, "If the Song army marches, they should go all the way out of Huaibei, all the way out of Jingxiang, all the way out of Dashan Pass. Only in this way can we This makes Mongolia unable to care about each other."
Wang Bin bowed and said, "I will remind the Southern Song Dynasty."
After finishing speaking, he quit the account.
After Wang Bin left, Zhao Tai paced back and forth in the tent, already having a plan in mind.
The Kingdom of Jin named him the loyal king, and Zhao Tai knew the purpose behind it, which was that he accepted the title. If he didn't rescue Kaifeng, he would be cast aside.
However, the Emperor of Jin's plan was definitely going to fail. Zhao Tai thought about it for a while and had a countermeasure in mind. He wanted the title and reputation.
Of course, he won't really save Kaifeng.
Now that the Kingdom of Jin has no use value, only when the Kingdom of Jin falls can Zhao Tai take over the banner, recruit the remnants of the Kingdom of Jin, and move from behind the scenes to the front.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tai stroked his beard and said, "Go and invite Duke Wu."
Just as Wu Xian was about to rest, Zhao Tai sent someone to invite him, but he could only come over in a hurry.
As soon as Wu Xian entered the tent, Zhao Tai said: "Brother, please ask someone to bring Yi La Pu'a over. I want to meet him."
Wu Xian said in a deep voice: "Commander, are you ready to rescue Kaifeng?"
Zhao Tai understood Wu Xian's worries. He stopped Yi La Pua because he did not want him to meet Zhao Tai because he knew that Zhao Tai did not have the strength to rescue Kaifeng.
Now Zhao Tai is a minister of the Jin Kingdom after all. If he sees Yila Pu'a, if he doesn't rescue him, it will have an impact on Zhao Tai.
Zhao Tai looked upright and said in a deep voice: "I have thought about it over and over again. The Kingdom of Jin is not kind to me, and I cannot just ignore it. But brother, don't worry, I am not acting on impulse. I made this decision after careful consideration."
Wu Xian frowned, "But with our military strength, how can we rescue him? If we go to Kaifeng, we will definitely die!"
Zhao Taidao: "Brother, don't worry. I have sent military advisors to the Southern Song Dynasty to persuade the Southern Song Dynasty to send troops to fight for Kaifeng. By then we will act together with the Song soldiers. Even if we cannot rescue the siege, we should have no problem escaping intact."
Wuxian heard that the Southern Song Dynasty was sending troops, so there was a slight chance.
At this time, the two were talking. Chen Zhong came in through the curtain and clasped his fists to report, "Commander, Li Fen heard that Duke Wu Guo was coming and invited the Marshal and Duke Wu into the city for a banquet!"
Zhao Tai frowned slightly and pondered for a while, "When?"
Chen Zhongdao: "Tomorrow night!"
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