I am not Song Qinzong

Hurry up for five hundred miles, no matter how aggressive you are, you will not end well if you block it.

"Five hundred miles to the north is urgent, but the Liao people have gone south?" Someone asked.

"No, the Lord of Liao sent envoys to Tokyo to ask for New Year coins."

The person who answered this must be a well-informed person, and what he said is completely correct.

The Liao Kingdom was raped by the Jurchen, and Zhao Song's annual million-year-old coins are indeed indispensable.

Therefore, the Liao Lord sent someone to negotiate.

180 Second Liao Envoy

"Jiangnan Mingjiao activities are becoming more and more active. Governments in various places have arrested many of its followers, but none of its backbones have been seen.

After Huaixi Wang Qing plundered Fangzhou City, he did not occupy the city, but gathered in Fangshan Mountain, annexed bandits and bandits everywhere, gathered green forest heroes, and continued to grow himself.

Hebei Tianhushao has gathered countless villains to flee, and has already dominated Qin County. Taking advantage of the local floods and droughts, they fabricated rumors and incited foolish people, and may occupy the county at any time to rebel. "

After listening to Xiahou Chunfei's report, Zhao Huan thought for a moment and asked, "Can the money collected by Mingjiao come from the bottom of Taihu Lake?"

Xiahou Chunfei said: "I have been keeping an eye on Taihu Lake, but I have found nothing.

However, according to reports from all parties, Mingjiao should have contributed money.

The proof is that the iron shops everywhere are unusually prosperous, and most of the business received is for weapons.

In addition, the demand for materials such as cloth, grain, leather, tendons, and paint glue has soared. "

Whenever an army is raised, weapons, armor and food are necessary.

Cloth and leather are used to make armor, and tendons and lacquer are used to make bows and crossbows, which are a proper prelude to rebellion.

"Your Highness!" Xiahou Chunfei said: "The situation in the court is unstable, should we withdraw our strength and return to the capital? From the current point of view, even if a few people rebel, the East Palace is powerless, so it is better to concentrate on dealing with the immediate situation.

When His Highness ascends the throne, the whole world will be under his control, and a few clowns will be wiped out. "

Zhao Huan shook his head and said: "Wang Qing and Tian Hu are nothing to worry about. The Mingjiao is indeed in serious trouble and has to guard against it."

"They're all the same thing, what's the difference?" Xiahou Chunfei was puzzled.

"Wang Qing Tianhu took advantage of the imperial court's negligence in the early stage to start an incident. After gaining power, he must be complacent and cruel to the local people. It is rare for the support of the people. When the imperial court has a large army, it will not be difficult to wipe out.

Mingjiao does not have to.

Not long after Zhu Xi's death, my father sent Li Yan to the south to sit in Hangzhou to preside over the Huashi Gang affairs. The hearts of the people I gathered have disappeared.

Under the cruel torture, the people in the southeast believe in the Ming religion. As long as the incident does not harm the people, the people will support it, and it is not easy to destroy it. " Zhao Huan explained.

In the original trajectory, it was not easy for Song Jiang to beat Tianhu Wang Qing, but it was not too difficult.

However, fighting against Fang La resulted in the loss of soldiers and generals, and was blocked again and again. Moreover, in Fang La's camp, there were very few high-level officials who surrendered.

why?

One is that the court's Hua Shi Gang harmed the people too much, and the people couldn't bear it; the other is because Fang La's subordinates have faith.

Even the most rudimentary faith can make soldiers unleash enormous fighting power.

"Your Highness, then take back the forces in Huaixi and Hebei, and only focus on the southeast?" Xiahou Chunfei said.

Zhao Huan pondered for a moment, and said: "This world is my world after all, and there should be no excessive turmoil.

Huaixi Wang Qing kept observing, Hebei Tianhu...arrange manpower, find a way to control Huguan, if Tianhu raises troops, make sure Huguan is not lost. "

Xiahou Chunfei thought about it and said, "It may not be possible to control Huguan."

"If you can't control it, you can now find out the trail from the outside world to attack Huguan." Zhao Huan said.

Why control the pot off?

Because Hebei where Tianhu is located is actually the Taiyuan Basin in Shanxi.

This place is surrounded by mountains on all sides, easy to defend but difficult to attack.It is a place where military strategists win.

In and out of Taiyuan, in addition to the high mountains and mountains, only the Eight Xings of Taihang are available for passage.

Today, there are several exits of Taihang Baxing in the Liao Kingdom, and the closest to Weisheng Army is Taihang Xing, which is blocked by Huguan.

Controlling Huguan can ensure the smooth flow of Taihang Xing, which is very beneficial to countering rebellion.

Of course, with Donggong's ability, he could only say that he did his best, so Zhao Huan did not issue a death order.

After talking about the three bandits for a while, the topic turned to the envoy of the Liao Kingdom.

The visit of envoys from the Liao Kingdom was no small matter to the imperial court.

But the people from the Liao Kingdom did not follow the rules, and they came directly without notifying them in advance.

The purpose of the visit is also very clear, which is to inquire about the old coins.

50 taels of old coins are a lot of money for Liao.

Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Dynasty and Zhao Ji had similar personalities. They were both pleasure-seeking and spending-crazy emperors.

Different from the dynasties, the previous generations of emperors worked hard to govern, and at least accumulated some family fortunes. The Liao Kingdom is really poor.

Yelu Yanxi spent a lot of money, and the finances of the imperial court and the royal family were already extremely tense.

After the Jurchens rebelled against the Liao Dynasty, the Liao army was defeated again and again, forgetting the lost soldiers, the military expenditure was really too much.

The point is, if you spend a lot of money, you won't see any effect.

According to the news from the territory of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Yanxi was so poor that he was about to eat dirt without the imperial coins.

Although the Liao Kingdom is a unified empire, in fact, most of its interior is tribes.

Emperor Liao could recruit young and strong horses from various tribes to form an army, provided that he gave money.

No money, sorry, change the emperor.

For many tribal leaders, there is no difference whether the Khitan or the Jurchens are emperors.

Yelu Yanxi can't pay, so it's not a bad idea to call Agu after changing his face.

Therefore, Yelu Yanxi hurriedly sent envoys to negotiate.

The envoy was Yelu Chun, king of Jin in the Liao Kingdom, and cousin of Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Dynasty.