Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 658 The tree wants to be quiet

Baili Bing went to Xichuan.

There, she will transform herself into another identity, then divide the Western Army and alienate the relationship between the Western Army and the Song Dynasty court.

The Western Army has declined greatly compared to the Northern Song Dynasty. The once brilliant generals of the Western Army are now as sparse as the morning stars.

Let it exert its final energy.

The sky is blue, the wild is vast.

At this time, Mongolia was still composed of tribes of varying sizes.

On the Song and Jin sides, the Mongolian tribes were divided into White Tatars, Black Tatars and Wild Tatars according to their degree of enlightenment.

This simple method of distinction is very similar to the later division of the Jurchens into Jianzhou Jurchens, Haixi Jurchens and Wild Jurchens.

The tribe in front of us is a White Tatar tribe, which is a medium-sized tribe with more than twenty households.

Generally, a Mongolian tribe consists of only five to ten households, because if the population is too dense, it will be impossible to support their cattle, sheep and horses.

For every five to ten households, there is a centurion who manages this small area.

When the tribal chief needs to conquer other forces, he will send people to run across the grassland and pass on the message from tribe to tribe from near to far.

Then the warriors from each small tribe gathered under the banner of the patriarch to fight against the outside world.

The sheepdog barked and drove the sheep and horses back and forth. The sheep and horses neighed and returned to the pen.

The centurion and his neighbors whipped their horses and sang pastoral songs. The first snow of this winter was falling from the sky.

Their women had already prepared dinner for them in the yurt, including hand-pulled meat, smoked rabbit meat, milk tea, fried rice...

This evening meal is the most sumptuous.

The herdsmen usually only have fried rice and milk tea for breakfast and lunch, and only for dinner will they have kumis and hand-pulled meat, and can enjoy a hearty meal.

Suddenly, the sound of hooves was heard in the distance.

The centurion raised his hands in alertness, and the singing shepherds stopped singing.

After a while, a group of people appeared at the end of the plain. There were more than a thousand of them, rushing in like a tide.

The centurion's hand, which was gripping the hilt of the knife, froze there for a moment, and his face turned pale.

He had heard that the Jin people had split into two countries, and that the Northern Jin had recently been frantically looting the herdsmen of the grasslands.

These Jin people not only robbed cattle and sheep, but also people. The places they looted were cleaner than bones gnawed by dogs.

Once they resist, they will be slaughtered crazily.

Their tribal leader was just about to gather the subordinate tribes to resist the Jin soldiers, but he didn't expect that the Jin soldiers had already penetrated so deeply and killed his tribe.

"Abandon your sword, dismount, and give up resistance!"

Seeing the Jin soldiers coming like a tide, the centurion gave the order in pain.

He quickly took off the knife and threw it on the ground, then got off the horse neatly, knelt on his knees, and held up a white Hada in his hand.

Wanyan Hongkang, the crown prince of the Great Jin Dynasty, strode into the tent of the centurion, followed by several guards.

The centurion's women and children huddled in a corner of the tent in fear.

There was food laid out on the table, and the bowl of steaming, plump, hand-pulled lamb made Wanyan Hongkang smile.

He has now changed his name to Wanyan Kang, because his father, the Emperor of the New Jin Dynasty, has changed his name to Wanyan Hong. Hong and Hong are homophones, so in order to avoid his father's taboo, one character was removed.

Wanyan Luti became the emperor. At the beginning, everyone knew his name, so it was not easy to change it all of a sudden, but it was really indecent to express it in words.

So Yang Yuan had an idea and changed his name to a homophonic one: Wanyan Luti.

Now that he had secured the throne, the people of Xinjin could no longer call him by his name, and his name could no longer be written directly on paper, so the emperor changed his name.

Wanyan Kang sat down behind the low table with his arms and legs folded, grabbed a large piece of delicious mutton and started chewing it:
"Don't worry, as long as you know what's best for you, I won't kill you. I will take you back to Xinjin, give you land, help you build houses, and let you live a better life."

As Wanyan Kang spoke, his eyes suddenly fell on a woman.

She was wearing a blue gown with a collarless, sleeveless waistcoat over it.

Because she was a woman from the centurion's family and her family was relatively well-off, her braids were decorated with turquoise and amber beads.

Her skin color was not rough, she was probably in her early thirties, with a firm chest and a plump butt, a kind of robust beauty.

Very mature, just the type he likes.

Wanyan Kang narrowed his eyes and pointed the meat bone in his hand at her: "She stays here and serves me to sleep. You guys can spend the night in the stable. Tomorrow morning, someone will take you back to Xinjin and let you live a good life!"

The woman lowered her head, walked over obediently, and knelt down beside him.

Whoever is stronger is her master. This is the rule of the survival of the fittest on the grassland.

She wanted to serve her new master obediently and also protect her children, so she did not resist at all.

Wanyan Kang's group consisted of more than a thousand people.

On this vast grassland, there are now teams of a thousand people sent by Ugurun Yuanyi, Lu Tianfei (Feitianlu), Uguhebu Jingzhou and others to "hunt".

The most trusted and elite main forces of the New Jin Emperor, such as Jiang Huazhou, Wugulun Yuanzhong and others, led their troops and still firmly held the power dividing line between North Jin and South Jin.

The battle between Jin and Song at Lingbi caused heavy losses to Jin. The ambitious Wanyan Liang could only hold his nose and learn from Goujian and "gather resources for ten years", which led to the establishment of the New Jin.

The New Jin could now more boldly send troops to suck the blood of the Tatars in order to expand the vast and sparsely populated New Jin Empire.

Yu Jiguang, Dachu, Chen Lixing, Mao Shaofan and others are now serving as officials in Shangjing, serving in the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Punishment, etc. Zhenzhu King Sheyema was the first Wanyan prince to express his support for Wanyan Luti, so he naturally received the favor of returning the favor. His two sons, Wanyan Bingde and Wanyan Xiege, now also hold important positions in Shangjing.

It was very easy to block the news of the plank road repair in Xinjinming and the secret crossing of Chencang.

The people of the New Jin Dynasty in Liaodong and Dun'en City knew nothing about this, let alone the Song Dynasty.

Of course, the premise is that there are no traitors in high positions in Xinjin.

……

Yue Peiying was the first to rush back to Xixia.

Half a month later, Luo Chengan and Yan Qingyu also rushed back.

Talking about the old friends from the Jisitang lineage they met in Lin'an, those in Yipintang who had a Jisitang background couldn't help but sigh, and they became more determined to rebuild the Jisitang.

Ren Dejing knew that their plan to abduct Yang Yuan had failed, and he was absent-minded for a long time, but he did not punish them.

Not long after, the news of the great battle between Song and Jin at Lingbi, which resulted in heavy losses for both sides, was passed back to Western Xia.

The Western Xia Emperor Li Renxiao was very excited and immediately invited the prime minister to the palace to discuss state affairs.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Song Dynasty was severely damaged and unable to look west, Li Renxiao wanted to use Lintao as a breakthrough point to gradually erode Bashu.

If possible, after taking over Bashu, he could also turn around and take over Shaanxi, which was controlled by the Jin people. Anyway, the Jin Dynasty was also weak.

In this way, the territory of Western Xia will be greatly expanded, and there will be room for growth.

Ren Dejing did not object to Li Renxiao's plan, which was within Li Renxiao's expectations.

Although he and the prime minister were competing for power, both of them wanted to see the strength of Western Xia, so Ren Dejing naturally had no reason to object.

However, how to use troops and who to send as generals in this process is related to the rise and fall of the power of the emperor and the prime minister.

Li Renxiao still doesn't dare to confront Prime Minister Ren Dejing head-on. In his plan, he wants to hide his edge and try his best. Taking one third of the military power will mean victory.

But... the prime minister seemed to have returned to his absent-minded attitude and agreed to all the arrangements he tentatively proposed without raising any objection.

Li Renxiao was surprised and excited. He quickly changed his plan and strived for more key positions. Unexpectedly, the prime minister still did not object at all.

Even after escorting Prime Minister Ren Dejing out of the hall, Li Renxiao still felt like he was dreaming.

Could this be a conspiracy by the Prime Minister?

Could it be that the Prime Minister is deliberately showing weakness to me?

But...what is the purpose of showing me weakness?

It can't be that they are using the Song people to clip my wings, right?
Thinking of this, Li Renxiao burst out laughing at his own ridiculous idea.

It's like two brothers fighting for control of the family, but there is an enemy outside who wants to take over the family.

The two brothers used all sorts of schemes and tricks to fight for power, but there was absolutely no reason for them to bring in an external enemy who wanted to destroy their family.

"The Prime Minister...what has he been busy with lately?" Li Renxiao pondered for a long time and asked slowly.

The eunuch chief bowed and said, "The Prime Minister still often goes to Yipintang to discuss scriptures and doctrines with those alchemists, lamas, and Taoists. He stays there for a whole day."

"Duke Huan of Qi, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu of Liang, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang..."

Li Renxiao muttered a few names and said to the chief eunuch: "Do you think that a person who was extremely smart in the first half of his life will really become stupid and incompetent once he gets old?"

The eunuch chief steward bowed and said, "Emperors who were wise in their youth and wise in their old age have existed since ancient times. It can be seen that this matter varies from person to person and cannot be generalized."

"Oh? Then tell me, if I get old, will I become as incompetent as the Prime Minister?"

The eunuch chief hurriedly fell to the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Our emperor is wise and brave, and he will be wise forever."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Li Renxiao laughed loudly: "Call Tuoba Heiyi here, I have something to tell you."

Soon, Kou Heiyi appeared in front of Li Renxiao.

Looking at this cousin who looked somewhat like him, Li Renxiao said, "Hei Yi, did you know that the Song and Jin kingdoms fought at Lingbi and each lost tens of thousands of elite soldiers?"

Kou Heiyi, who should be called Tuoba Heiyi at this time, nodded.

Li Renxiao said happily: "This is a great opportunity for my Great Xia. I want to take advantage of the opportunity when the Song and Jin wars have severely damaged their vitality, and advance step by step to Bashu."

Tuoba Heiyi said excitedly: "I am willing to lead the troops to fight."

Li Renxiao shook his head and smiled: "Front-line combat is a war, but the effect of dividing and winning over is greater."

When Tuoba Heiyi heard this, he was greatly disappointed.

He wanted to lead troops and didn't want to be a spy anymore.

Li Renxiao smiled, Tuoba Heiyi's lineage was also qualified to inherit the throne. He would not let Tuoba Heiyi have the opportunity to control the military power.

Li Renxiao said with a sincere look, "Hei Yi, the mountains and rivers in Bashu are dangerous and difficult to navigate, which is not conducive to large-scale combat, nor is it conducive to the response and rescue of troops from all directions.

Therefore, if we destroy one of their routes, it will be easy to collapse the dam. However, because the mountains and rivers are dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack, internal rebellion is more useful than thousands of troops. It is precisely because this matter is so important that I will give it to you to do. "

"do not worry!"

Li Renxiao smiled and said, "As soon as Daxia has taken over Bashu, we will return to take over the old territory of Sanqin. When that happens, I will let you lead the troops!"

(End of this chapter)