Although the Anxi Protectorate under the rule of the Song people is in Xingqing, Li Heng, now the deputy protector of the Anxi Protectorate, has been stationed in Xiping Prefecture, the westernmost frontier city of Hexi Corridor since the first year of Qingyuan.

As Li Heng arrived at Xiping Prefecture, he faced the original Liao border gate to the west, and now it has become the direction of the territory under the rule of the Mongols. Almost every day, people would enter from the west, and there would even be cavalry riding war horses and dressed as Mongolian soldiers entering Xiping Prefecture.

Within a day, at least dozens of people entered, and at most hundreds of people entered Xiping Prefecture from the original territory of the Liao Kingdom. This also led to the eastward gate of Xiping Prefecture, which often had cavalry units of thousands of cavalry running to the hinterland of the Song Dynasty with the Song army.

Although the Hexi Corridor has restored its commercial channels, there are many fewer business trips today than before. The original steady stream of business trips has begun to become scattered. However, because of the movement of some cavalry in the past six months, this throat road has become much more lively than usual.

Starting from the first year of Qingyuan, this throat road that was originally supposed to be used as a business trip. During a period of time, cavalry would slowly head towards the hinterland of the Song court. Then, after a brief rest from Pingliang Town, they would enter the Guanlong Road and enter the Andong Protectorate Mansion, and were accepted by Yelu Yixue, the general under the command of the Liao Dynasty Princess Yelu Yue.

When Yelu Yue fled to Chang'an, there were only less than 10,000 cavalry left by the Liao army. However, after entering the first year of Qingyuan, in just half a year, he used the intelligence network in Bai Chun's hands and Xiping Prefecture, which bordered the former Liao Kingdom as the connection point, which caused some of the remaining Liao troops in Liao Kingdom who were unwilling to surrender to the rule of the Mongols to enter Xiping Prefecture continuously, and then arrived in Chang'an through the Hexi Corridor.

In the past six months, for Yelu Yue, in addition to giving birth to a daughter, her borderless army has reached a very large number of 30,000 people.

The princess of Liao Kingdom was famous in the territory of the Liao Kingdom, which had already lost its country. After all, she still had a high influence and cohesion. The scale of more than 30,000 troops was beyond her expectations. However, the news from Xiping Prefecture was that Yelu Yue's hands were likely to have an army of more than 50,000 people after entering the second half of the year. Among these 50,000 people, there were not even the survivors of Liao Kingdom who could not stand the strict rule of the Mongols.

In addition to the remaining soldiers of the Liao Kingdom after the fall of the country, they entered Xiping Prefecture continuously, and then stepped on the Hexi Corridor to Chang'an, where they gathered under Yelu Yue's command, Liu Keshi and Li Heng, the two deputy protectors of the Anxi Protectorate, were also in Xia territory. They succeeded in planning to usurp the throne before the fall of the country. However, the influence of Li An's power, who had been on the throne for less than three months, also gathered many soldiers from the original Xia Kingdom in Xia territory.

However, unlike the remaining troops of the Liao Kingdom who entered Chang'an, they would be dispatched together to the Wujie Army led by Yelu Yixue. The remaining troops of the Liao Kingdom who gathered were dispersed by Li Heng and then charged into various armies of the Anxi Protectorate, which made the Xia army unable to pose any threat to the current Song army, but could also strengthen the size of the Anxi Protectorate’s military.

Such rapid expansion naturally leads to the problem of insufficient military pay and other supplies, which is also the reason why Ye Qing had to start brewing wine. In addition to finding something for Zhong Qing, who only scolded him all day long or missed Zhong Ye, he is now continuing to make some quick money to help Anxi Protectorate relieve the urgent need for military pay, food, armor and other supplies.

The Mongols also saw the remnants of the Liao Kingdom and the continuous flow of Xiping Prefecture under the rule of the Song court, but they were helpless. After all, no matter how strong the Mongol cavalry was, they could not block the entire border with the Song court.

So they could only watch the remaining troops of the Liao Kingdom gathered under the command of the Liao Kingdom's princess Yelu Yue.

Since there are the remaining troops and people of the Liao Kingdom, they will migrate to the Song Dynasty because of the only remaining royal family in the Liao Kingdom. Then Temujin and others will know that in the territory of Xia controlled by the Song Dynasty, the Song people will never let go of the influence of Li An, the king of the fallen country of Xia, to recruit the remaining troops of the Liao Kingdom.

The remnants of Liao and Xia countries and the remaining troops of the country, Song court, used the only remaining royal influence of the two countries to recruit soldiers. This made Temujin sneer in his heart. Ye Qing's insidiousness... It can be said that it makes people hate it, and this is also the most important reason why Temujin is unwilling to offend Ye Qing and is willing to show his greatest sincerity to win over Ye Qing.

Temujin had thought of joining forces with the Jin people to deal with the Song Ting, but the Jin people's trust in them was not as firm as they were with the Song Ting. Moreover, Temujin also had a hidden secret. Whether it was his Qiyan tribe or other tribes, they all had an indelible blood hatred with the Jin people.

If he had an alliance with the Jin people to fight against the Song Dynasty in this subtle period, and in this subtle period, in which he still had several tribes who secretly wanted to replace him, it would have more harm than good, which would have caused dissatisfaction among other tribes, and would even cause the tribes that were finally unified under him to fall apart again and become a mess.

In addition, even if he could comfort the leaders of other tribes and agreed to the alliance between the Great Mongolian and the Jin people, Ye Qing still had two aces, that was the royal family of Liao and Xia countries that everyone knew, and Ye Qing was in control.

Once the Mongols form an alliance with Jin, Ye Qing will inevitably use the royal family of Xia and Liao to create more chaos for Mongolia. In this way, Ye Qing can still form a perfect barrier between the two of them, from Liao and Xia to fight against Mongolia, but he hides behind to watch the show.

This is for Temujin

It is obviously not the situation he wants to see. After all, if Ye Qing really supports Li An and Yelu Yue restores the country, then their Mongolian country will be trapped on the grassland. Not only will it not be able to turn against the Jin people, but it will not even be able to fight against the Khwarezm people in the West Expedition without any worries.

In short, if Temujin wants a strategic depth of freedom of advancement and retreat, he must reach a certain tacit understanding with Ye Qing or Song Ting. The best result is of course to form an alliance with Song Ting and Ye Qing. In this way, the Mongols can form a real and unconcerned strategic situation where they can advance, attack, retreat and defend.

Fish and bear's paws cannot be both. Temujin does not want to give up his revenge on the Jin people. After all, the hatred of the Mongolian tribes towards the Jin people is the cohesion and combat power of their Great Mongolian Kingdom. If they form an alliance with the Jin Kingdom, it is like digging a tomb that will cause the Mongolian to fall apart.

Similarly, Temujin didn't want to watch it. When he chose the Western Expedition, Ye Qing took this opportunity to attack the Jin Kingdom again, thus still rejecting them from the mountains and ridges.

So the result that both him and Ye Qing were satisfied was whether the two were willing to take a step back? Temujin did not seek an alliance with the Jin Kingdom, Ye Qing would not support Xia, and the royal families of Liao countries were restored during his expedition to the west.

In this way, the interests of the Mongols must be clearly placed on Khwarezm, while the interests of Ye Qing or the Song court were naturally placed on the target of the alliance, the Jin people.

"What I can do is take a step back." Ye Qing played with the tea cup in his hand, and said to Mu Huali, who was solemn, and Bolshu with a relaxed expression.

"Does Lord Ye think that with his own strength, he can fight against the Iron Cavalry of the Great Mongol and the Jin people? Lord Ye, don't forget that although you have the upper hand on the Jin people now, the Song court has not been defeated by the Jin people! Once the Great Mongol and the Jin people form an alliance, Lord Ye, your northern land, even the Song court behind you, may not be able to stop it?" Mu Huali looked gloomy and threatened with a cold tone.

"Two fists cannot beat four hands, right. With my own strength, I naturally cannot fight against Mongolian and Jin alliances, but... Mu Huali, if you allied with the Jin people, will the tribes on the grassland agree? I don't need to say more about how the Jin people oppressed, plundered, and killed you Mongols in the beginning, right? Besides, I still have the devastated king of Xia, Li An, who is now in Xiping Prefecture, and the princess of Liao, Yelu Yue. As long as I nodded slightly and turned a blind eye, then I believe that when you join forces with the Jin people to attack me, Ye Qing, they will not be idle. Therefore, unless your great khan Temujin is willing to spit out the territory of Xia and Liao countries that you just swallowed, you will want to form an alliance with the Jin people to deal with me, the price you pay is probably enough to make your Mongolian fall apart in a short time and become a piece of sand again." Ye Qing said with a relaxed expression.

The biggest bargaining chip he had with the Mongolians now was that he controlled the fallen royal family of Xia and Liao. Although the royal family of these two countries was already difficult to become a fuss, if they were allowed to retaliate against the Mongols, even if they could not really restore the country, at least it would make the Mongols who were now determined to plunder and expand the country difficult to get further ahead of time.

"Just two royal families who have fallen into the country, Lord Ye, don't you think we Khan will care, right?" Bolshu sneered and said with some disdain.

"The Anbei Protectorate has nearly 30,000 Liao soldiers now, and... If it is not as expected, there will be remnants of Liao Kingdom to be constantly invested in Princess Chengli this year. Not to mention more than 100,000 people, even more than 50,000 people, for Temujin, it will be enough to give him a headache. If I had supplemented my Song Dynasty with food and grass, two generals, who do you think the Liao people will settle the score first? Oh, by the way, there are also Xia people. Li An's idea of ​​restoring the country has never been interrupted. If it weren't for being tied by Li Heng every day, this guy might be able to rely on the influence of his devastated emperor to gather more residual troops. By the time, Liao, Xia people will have nearly 200,000 people in total. Do the two generals think I am exaggerating?" Ye Qing was calm and calm in the eyes of Bolshu and Mu Huali, but his expression seemed extremely sinister.

Whether it was the Mongols who took the initiative to conquer Liao or Ye Qing who took the initiative to conquer Xia, these two battles seemed to have occupied the most interests, and they took over all the territory of the Liao Kingdom and most of the territory of the Xia Kingdom, such as the naked eye, but Ye Qing, who seemed to have fewer benefits than the Mongolians, got all the invisible interests that were invisible to the naked eye, that is, the two royal families of the Liao Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom.

The benefits Ye Qing received are obviously not the benefits that can be valued by everyone in this era, but now the roles that can be played are much more important than those who cannot move and move.

In this way, under the current complex situation, Ye Qing's chips in his hand were like killer moves, giving Temujin a feeling of helplessness.

Mu Huali and Bolshu looked at each other. They were also threatening Ye Qing with the alliance between Mongolian and Jin, just as they knew that the remaining troops of Liao and Xia that Ye Qing had just mentioned would never be as much as Ye Qing said.

After all, if the royal families of Liao and Xia really could gather 200,000 troops, then the first thing they had to worry about would not be the Mongols, but Ye Qing would be the ones they should be.

But they also knew that although Liao and Xia had lost their country now, because the two flags of the royal families of the two countries were still there, no matter how many troops they had, it was a big obstacle for the Mongols who were determined to plunder other people's wealth and expand their territory.

Both are testing each other's bottom line, which Mu Huali and Bolshu can use,

However, it was an alliance with the Jin people, so he forced Ye Qing to make a compromise and instead formed an alliance with them.

But obviously, Ye Qing also had bargaining chips in his hands to refuse to form an alliance with them, thus forming a hypocritical alliance with the Jin people, and then coveted the territory of their Song court that was seized by the Jin people.

From less than noon, the three of them fell into repeated entanglement and threatening negotiations. Now the setting sun slowly fell under the tall walls of Jinan City. Lanterns had been lit in the inn, and no compromise had been reached between the three of them.

Both of them know the chips in each other's hands, but they still hope to squeeze out more conditions that are beneficial to each other.

Even the unnamed spirits that Ye Qing drank in Changfeng Tower that night were sold and given to Mu Huali and Borshu by Ye Qing, but the Mongols were still quite determined to form an alliance with Ye Qing.

Ye Qing was not a real politician. The reason why he was able to stay on the Diaoyutai and never let go of the alliance was entirely because of his strong cheating ability and knew that the consequences of the alliance with the Mongols were the tragic ending of the country and the destruction of the race.

It is precisely because he already knew the answer that he was able to gain the lead and the upper hand step by step in the process, so that in this era where he could do it again, he would not repeat the original stupid strategy of the Song court, and eventually lead to the wolf into the house and cause him to be destroyed by the Mongols.

Such psychological warfare is obviously more exhausting than fighting on the battlefield. Now, under the raging fire, whether it is Mu Huali, Borshu, or Ye Qing, his face is full of deep fatigue.

"Mr. Ye... How can I ensure that Xia and Liao will not attack our Mongolian country, and will not mention the issue of restoring the country?" Bolshu took a deep breath. At this time, he had already planned to compromise, but in the final stage, he also hoped to get a one-time and foremost answer from Ye Qing.

Mu Huali, who was almost intimate with him, continued after Borshu finished speaking, "If Lord Ye is really sincere, then you only need to offer the head of Li An, the fallen king of Xia Kingdom, just like the Emperor Wanyan Jing of the Jin Kingdom, to show you good deeds. Perhaps we can convince the Khan that he will not form an alliance with the Jin people, nor will he force you to form an alliance with you."

"As soon as Li An died, I, Ye Qing, will be the first target of revenge for the people of Xia Kingdom. At that time... the chips in my hand will become the dagger that stabs me. Do you think I will agree?" Ye Qing was obviously not fooled. Li An was like a double-edged sword in his hand. After killing, he must be himself, and the benefit was naturally the Mongols.

For him, Ye Qing, he has always kept in his hands and has always managed Xia Guo under the banner of Li An, there are naturally only advantages but no disadvantages.

Bolshu and Mu Huali laughed at the same time, looking at Ye Qing and said, "As for this reason, Lord Ye has no sincerity at all? Sir, don't forget that in order to show our most sincere attitude, the Khan sent you eight thousand cattle, sheep and horses..."

"Maybe you can remind Temujin that when your country does not form an alliance with the Jin people, I agree that Xia and Liao royal families will be beneficial to me?" Ye Qing spread his hands and continued, "Obviously, this will not be of any benefit to me. Instead, it is possible to raise a tiger to cause trouble, right?"

"Since Lord Ye knows the pros and cons, he should be more decisive. Killing the royal family such as Li An and completely eliminate the idea of ​​Xia people's desire to restore the country." Borshu exasperated Ye Qing in a confusing way.

Ye Qing looked at the eyes of the two men's eyes flashing under the bonfire, and after stretching his long and tidding, he said, "The wise man doesn't say secret words. You know that killing Li An is more harmful than good for me, Ye Qing, so why should you continue to provoke? This will only make you look quite clumsy in eloquence. Forget it, I am tired today. You can think about it tonight. If you can't make up your mind, you can discuss it with Temujin. Anyway, we still have time now. Even if you live in Jinan Prefecture for the first half of the year, I can still afford to eat."

After saying that, Ye Qing got up and walked out. After walking two steps, he turned around and looked at the two people who were still sitting in front of the bonfire. After thinking for a while, he said, "I know Temu really has great ambitions, but I hope his ambitions can keep going west instead of looking at us all the time. I have no intention of being an enemy of him. Similarly, Song Ting is not afraid of fighting with anyone now."

While Ye Qing was talking, the two people who stood up silently looked at each other again. They wanted to say something to Ye Qing, but Ye Qing was obviously not interested in listening. After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the inn.

Looking at Ye Qing's tall back, slowly disappeared into the night, as if it was merged with the endless night, Mu Huali's eyes instantly became extremely cold, and he said with a faint murderous aura in his tone: "Master Qiu once said that if there was no Ye Qing in the north, Song Ting would still be the weak Song..."

“But in Jinan….”

"So what if we die together? Even if we save more than a thousand lives of our lives, if we can exchange Ye Qing's life..."

"No, I'm just worried that it won't be that easy." Mu Huali said solemnly.

"How can you know if you don't try it? Even if you fail, will Ye Qing dare to kill one thousand of us?" Bolshu said coldly.
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