Ren Pingsheng

In the end, Tu Shanheng still failed to make the mistake.

The situation is really urgent. It was Wan Yankang who first proposed to impose an economic blockade on Mongolia. Now he is taking the initiative to trade with Mongolia?Isn't it a bit contradictory?What do allies think of this?Okay, okay, it's been a while, what's the use of having a face?

So, how to open the specific mutual market?What can be traded and what cannot be traded?How can we maximize the containment of the other party?An evaluation of Mongolia's comprehensive strength is needed. A Mongolia that has already achieved results in the Western Expedition has raised its comprehensive strength to a higher level, not only in the military, but also in the economy.

Tu Danheng looked angrily at Wanyan Kang sitting calmly waiting for his report, rolled his eyes, and then talked about the current situation in Mongolia: "It's not the same as what we saw the year before last."

"How to say?" Wanyan Kang was very interested in this, he had received information continuously, but the speed of the Mongolian cavalry advancing was too fast, and the speed of the expansion of the Mongolian territory far exceeded that of Wanyan Kang's spies. speed.He tried to plant spies around the upper Mongolian nobles in order to obtain second-hand information.

Information poured in continuously, and Wanyan Kang also got a little bit of the situation in Mongolia.Its control over the newly occupied area is not as strong as imagined. For the original upper-class nobles in many places, if they cooperate, they will be absorbed into the Mongolian system. Many vassal states were formed.It is obvious that the control power of the enfeoffment system is not as good as that of the county system.

Once there is a problem with the empire, especially the vast empire, the farther away from the center, the easier it is for the vassal state to leave.Even if there is no problem with the empire, time and space itself is a big problem.The land newly occupied by Mongolia is as prosperous as Xia, Jin, and Song, and there are very few, and the gains are not satisfactory, so the Mongolian chariots cannot be stopped.

[There must be a battle. ] This is Wanyan Kang's judgment.It's just that it's not just now, one is that Mongolia is not so big that it will be crushed when encountering it, and two is that it is not easy to be pierced.

Tu Shanheng said solemnly: "Their armor and weapons are much better, and their population has also increased. They are no longer as poor as before, but their desire to win has not diminished because of the better life."

When talking about serious matters, Tu Shanheng is always serious and reliable.He knew very well what he could do and what he couldn't do. Behind him were the interests of many people. If he acted foolishly in front of Wan Yankang just based on the late emperor's face, he would surely be suicidal.Only by embodying the value of one's own existence can one have the capital to bargain and overwhelm competitors.

He knows very well that in Wanyankang's plan, each ethnic group has a share, and if he wants to suppress the share of other ethnic groups, not to mention Wanyankang's permission or not, once the struggle starts, the entire power has not yet been established. Falling apart.If there is no skin, how will the hair be attached?To expand the interests of one's own group, one must occupy the sphere of influence of a bully.

What Tu Shanheng chose was Wanyan Honglie's influence.Although Wanyan Honglie was imprisoned, the forces left by him, which were completely different from the Prince's family from the beginning of the Kingdom of Jin, and even had great hostility to each other, still existed.Wanyankang's contact time and degree of contact with this part of the forces is longer and deeper than that of the princes. If he wants to annex this part of the forces, the best way is to break them up and occupy them.In Wanyankang's heart, it must be reserved for the interests of the Jurchen, and will not allow others to encroach too much. In the short term, only the Jurchen can be encroached on a large scale.

The best way to attack these forces is to let Wanyan Honglie die!Without the founder and the symbol, this power will be disintegrated too easily.

Wanyankang’s boat cannot sink. If it sinks, there will be no good life in the hands of the Mongols.Then we can only do something else on the basis of ensuring that the ship is sailing.Therefore, behind Tu Shanheng's extremely fierce, unscrupulous and even slightly comical acts of anger, there are hidden interests that cannot be compromised.For the planning of the first emperor, it is also for the benefit of everyone now.

Wanyan Honglie is smart, but Tu Shanheng has looked down on him from the very beginning, he is just clever.The first emperor was calm and rational, and when things were not going well, he arranged for a backup, and he didn't take chances.Even though Wanyan Kang can be twitchy, he is doing things step by step.Only Wanyan Honglie seemed to understand, but he couldn't calm down to do practical things, and he was lucky.Such a person, if he stays to work on the new ship, he will worry that his cleverness will scuttle the ship and kill all the people on the ship.Neither public nor private can make this person stand up.

Dajin Kingdom can perish, but Wanyan Honglie must die!

This is the bottom line of Du Shanheng.

However, Wan Yankang is concerned about the old relationship, and Tu Shanheng must be cautious, at least to ensure his current status, in order to do more things.The reason why he didn't turn back was because although Wan Yankang cared about the old love, he understood the value of a person, and was not confused by the old love. Tu Shanheng had to show his own value in order to stay in this position for a long time , killed Wanyan Honglie, and fulfilled the late emperor's wish - to preserve the interests of Wanyan's lineage and Jurchen.

Tu Shanheng proposed a compromise plan—limited opening of a few limited discussion areas, imposing restrictions on the types and quantities of goods, and the two parties agreed not to attack each other.Judging from the current situation of the border between the two sides, the borders of the Jin Kingdom in the past have been preserved, and there is an explanation to the gentry.The northern gentry are very pragmatic, and they are satisfied with a stable environment. Compared with the Kingdom of Jin, Mongolia has no rich products, and it is not cost-effective to take it down. It is more rewarding to take down the Bianjing court.

Wan Yankang said: "The outflow of coal and iron from Shangjing Road is strictly prohibited." The city on Shangjing Road is not comparable to the land in the Central Plains, and there are many tribes who may not completely return to their hearts. If the Mongols know that the iron they urgently need is produced here, there will be chaos.

Tu Shanheng smiled knowingly: "Don't worry, the coal and iron mining area has long been closed, and very few people on Shangjing Road know what is produced there."

The two worked out the amount and types of transactions, and Wan Yankang said: "There is still a play to be made."

Tu Shanheng asked, "What play?"

"The agreement of not attacking each other can't just fall from the sky, right?" Wan Yankang calculated calmly, "It means that there must be a fight before it seems that this peace agreement is hard-won, and people's mouths are blocked."

Tu Shanheng clapped his palms and smiled: "Wonderful! I'll arrange it right away."

Wanyan Kang nodded slightly, and asked, "Is there any news from Qiguo?"

Tu Shanheng stopped laughing, shook his head slightly and said, "She's not stupid. She is powerless to deal with big things. Temujin is also a good man, and he doesn't use women as excuses. How can she not see through so much? , if we negotiate peace, Song and Jin will be in trouble."

Wanyan Kang sighed: "It's hard to see things in the world." Tu Shanheng glanced at his face, Wanyan Kang smiled and said, "Isn't it okay to sigh? Well, you can make arrangements." Tu Shanheng only felt that It is better to be extra reassured, to have affection and not be disturbed by affection, than to be indecisive and ruthless.

A few days later, when the brave volunteer army was rescuing the border city, they reached an agreement with the Mongolian army represented by Mu Huali.The Mongolian army withdrew, and the brave volunteer army opened the field, and the two sides did not attack each other.When the news came, the joy in the Northland was not to mention, but it was also a sense of relaxation.The Yong Volunteer Army had few defeats in the battle with Mongolia, but the casualties were not small. Of course, it would be best not to fight.Especially if you win a battle where there is no oil and water, it is better not to fight.

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Because Temujin was still on his journey, he sent his youngest son Tuo Lei as his representative, returned to the headquarters, and signed an alliance with Wanyan Kang.The Mongols do not have their own written language, and Basba has not yet created a brand new Mongolian script, but has borrowed the Uyghur script with a slight change in phonetic representation.The two sides fought against each other, and the Yongyi military used the three languages ​​of Han, Jurchen, and Khitan as their books. Seeing it, Tuo Lei secretly cares about it: even the Xixia people also have their own scripts, but we Mongols just borrowed Uyghur scripts and should have our own. Word.

Wanyankang didn't know what was going on in his mind. Both sides slaughtered cattle, sheep and white horses as an oath. They both understood that such peaceful restraint was based on violent checks and balances, but they both smiled brightly.

"For the good of the alliance," they said together, knowing that it was not true.

After the ceremony, Wan Yankang signaled to hand several carts of gifts to Tuo Lei: "The old collection in the Zhongdu Palace, please return it to Sister Qiguo."

Tuo Lei laughed, he didn't have the sincerity with Guo Jing in the novel: "Our country's most important princess and queen, she will not be missing." But he also put it away.Wan Yankang believes that he will never be greedy for these treasures and playthings, but he also sighs, whoever has what kind of experience, Guo Jing is simple, Tuo Lei and others treat him kindly, and when he meets his son, the king of dogs, then There are only benefits and hypocrisy.Fortunately, it is now that his life experience has been exposed, otherwise there will be no peace talks, and it will be considered lucky if he does not get blood on his face.

The two sides don't like each other very much, and after the scene of "not attacking each other", they probably can't pretend anymore.Seeing that the red sun was sinking, Wanyankang and Tuo Lei showed the most sincere smiles since they met: "Farewell!" It was as if the students who heard the principal read the speech for three hours at the opening ceremony heard that the ceremony was over. The joy and encouragement in the applause is from the heart.

Seeing each other's smiles, both of them were taken aback. They were both young people, no matter how scheming they were, they also had a lively side. They immediately laughed and rode away.This was the time during the entire ceremony when the two felt that the other party was not so annoying.

After the alliance, Tuo Lei and Wan Yankang did not go far. There is a city camp within a few tens of miles from the newly erected stele. When he was a good person, he did not trust the other party.

After re-checking the defense, Wan Yankang looked at the map for a long time, and muttered to himself: "Song, Jin, and Xia will all be unlucky." Although the Mongols are forging ahead, they also know that persimmons are picked softly, and hard bones are finally gnawed. .In their eyes, the other three parties are now softer than themselves, and they have no worries, so of course they have to pinch first.

Unable to feel guilty, but with some emotion, Wan Yankang stopped looking at the map and turned to thinking about the imperial examination.After the expansion of the controlled land, a big problem is that the newly occupied area will also be included in the scope of scientific research, and the total number of places and the shares of all parties will have to change, then...

"Marshal!" Chai replied with steady steps, unable to understand how important the news he wanted to report was, "Li Deren sent an envoy with his letter of credentials to see him, and he has entered Fengxiang Road. Zhengshi is an elder of the famous clan, deputy envoy It's his sister."