Even though the old imperial palace of the Jin Kingdom has now become the meeting hall of the Song Dynasty hero Ye Qing, even in the streets and alleys in Yanjing City, the service of the people still has a clear Jin Dynasty color. But it has to be admitted that except for Li Shi'er, Yelu Chucai and others who will be sad and melancholy in the face of this situation, there are not many real people who are willing to sigh at the changes in Yanjing City for the Jin Kingdom.

This heavy snow was like a washing, as if everything in the Jin Kingdom was buried deep until it was buried between the entire world when the heavy snow melted, as if nothing had happened.

The snowflakes gradually slowed down their playing dance steps, and the snowflakes in the air passing by the cold wind were also decreasing silently. As more and more pedestrians and shops on the streets were more and more snow-removing shops, the snowflakes falling in the sky began to become more and more sporadic.

The people of Yanjing City seemed to have been used to all the scenes under the Song court today. The snow had not stopped and the voices were already buzzing. The streets covered with snow were filled with all kinds of people. The road surface became more muddy after trampling, but all this did not affect the safety and calmness of the people's expressions.

Temujin's carriage swung towards the street where Li Shi'er lived. He half-lifted the curtain from beginning to end, and looked at the various scenes outside the window with a frown, making him a little confused. Why did Yanjing, which had been ruled by the Jin Dynasty for many years, become so calm and peaceful after changing hands for such a short time? Could it be that Ye Qing really has any extraordinary abilities?

Basiba, whose eyes were low, would raise his eyes from time to time, and look out the window along the curtains that Temujin opened, and then continue to lower his eyes, as if he had a very serious concern.

"Is Ye Qing so unprepared? Is it because of the peaceful and peaceful people in Yanjing City now?" Temujin suddenly spoke.

Basiba continued to lower his eyes as if he hadn't heard it, and Temujin's words were heard in his ears: "If Yanjing was really like what we saw, then it would be really not easy for us to compete with Ye Qing for the remaining money."

"...And...even if the Jin Dynasty Queen is willing to rely on us, I'm afraid we may not be able to easily seize the Yanjing city from Ye Qing." Temujin slowly lowered the curtain of the car, turned his head and continued.

"Maybe Ye Qing's concern is not in Yanjing, or the entire northern region?" Basiba slowly raised his head and smiled and said, after Temujin put down the curtain.

"The national teacher means..." Temujin pondered slightly, but his eyes were already looking at the south: "Maybe what can make Ye Qing worry about is Lin'an?"

"Over the years, Ye Qing has been in the north, swallowing the Xia Kingdom, attacking the Jin Kingdom and then becoming king. I believe the Song court has tried to stop it in this process. The Khan must have heard some rumors about the Song court blocking Ye Qing, right?" Basiba's tone was still slow, and it was so peaceful that it made people feel comfortable.

"Yes, the Song Dynasty court has not been worried about Ye Qing's power over the years and its great achievements shocked the Lord. But it seems that in the end, everything they did did not delay Ye Qing from capturing the vast northern power, which led to the Song Dynasty court having to be king of Ye Qing until now..." Temujin replied.

"Before Wanyan Jing's death, Ye Qing was in Lin'an, the capital of Songshi. When Wanyan Jing died, Ye Qing was able to arrive in Yanjing as soon as possible. This is enough to show..." Basiba's originally gentle eyes gradually became sharp: "This means... there is no one in the Songshi court that can balance Ye Qing. I'm afraid even the young emperor has to obey Ye Qing's teachings now. Therefore, Lin'an can no longer expect to help the Khan, but the southwest and Dali Kingdom are not at all without any hope."

"Zhi Qi, what can Luodian do in small countries? Now the Song court is strong and has abundant food and grass. I believe it is like Wanyan Xun, and I dare not breathe in front of the Song court, for fear of making Song court unhappy..." Temujin said with a frown.

"Did Khan really don't know why Ye Qing wanted to help you plunder Tubo?" Basiba asked helplessly in his gentle eyes.

"What is the true intention?" Temujin asked.

Facing Temujin's question, Basiba took a deep breath with a little melancholy. Mongolia led the invasion of Tubo under Temujin. For Tubo or Basiba, it was just a change of ruler. It was far from reaching a disaster that was like an end of the country.

After all, no matter what, Basiba at least used his wisdom to protect the Tubo culture and all the wealth passed down for thousands of years under the power of Temujin and his Mongolian cavalry. Even if some visible wealth would be plundered by Mongolia, compared with the inheritance of Tubo culture and the lives of the people, which Basiba values ​​more, everything that has lost to Mongolia is worth it.

So he was only afraid of Temujin, but he was full of hatred for Ye Qing, who is now in Yanjing.

The fear of Temujin is because Temujin only destroys the "body" of Tubo, rather than their Tubo spirit and culture, so it is not all bad things to be vassalized by Temujin and Mongolia in Basipa's opinion.

Ye Qing obviously did not just want to use Temujin's cavalry to destroy Tubo's body, but obviously wanted to destroy Tubo's spirit, culture and all civilizations. He even did not hesitate to give the so-called generous Central Plains civilization to Temujin. This move seemed to show kindness to Temujin, but in fact he wanted to use Temujin's hands to make Tubo go to ashes! He disappeared forever from this world!

Looking at Basiba's honest eyes, Temujin thought for a moment and asked, "What's the benefit of him doing this?"

"Because Ye Qing wanted to tie the Khan's concentration to Tubo, he had a greater chance to seek remnants, even..." Basiba looked at Temujin's questioning eyes and sighed slightly: "As long as Khan promotes the words and books given by Ye Qing in Tubo, it will naturally be difficult to focus on other places. Now, when he comes north, he can easily defeat Jin and go south... It can not only prevent Khan from plundering Tubo and pointing directly to the southwest of the Song Dynasty to pose a threat to him, but also give him plenty of time to annex Qi, Luodian and even Dali Kingdom. Khan, don't forget that the various cultures of the Han family will make people obsessed. Once Khan agrees with Ye Qing's so-called orthodox theory, Khan may be farther and farther away from the Central Plains..."

"In this way, isn't Ye Qing..." Temujin raised his eyebrows and said.

"Yes, Ye Qing is playing a big game. His ambition is not only the Jin Kingdom. His ambition is to restore the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. To restore the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, he must expand his territory and fight south and north. Zi Qi, Luodian, and Dali are all his prey. The Jin Kingdom and even the Mongol of the Khan, are afraid... Even if he doesn't say it now, I believe that once the Jin Kingdom is destroyed, the next target that Ye Qing coveted will be the Mongol of the Khan." Basiba said in a hurry than before.

Looking at Temujin's half-believing and half-doubted expression, Basiba slowly reached into his arms, took out a letter and handed it to Temujin and said, "This is what he had just received before seeing Ye Qing today. Lin'an's spy said in the letter that the young emperor of the Song Dynasty announced in Lin'an that the world would personally conquer Ziqi and Luodian in Lin'an City, but according to my monk's view, the young emperor of the Song Dynasty was probably to cover up his eyes and ears, and his real purpose was Dali!"

"What the national teacher means..." Temujin narrowed his eyes slightly, just like the most cunning wolf king on the grassland, and even said slowly with a gloomy smell in his mouth: "If you want to help Dali create the young emperor of the Song Dynasty, then you must now mobilize troops from Tubo to help."

"Ziqi, Luodian is just a small place. The Song Dynasty's casual dispatch of a general is enough to take it. Why should the emperor take risks? Doesn't this tell them that they have any secrets that cannot be told?" Basiba did not directly answer the question of Temujin's dispatch of troops from Tubo to support the Dali Kingdom, but continued to prove that the purpose of the Song Ting Shao Emperor was not the small Ziqi and Luodian two small countries.

"So if Ye Qing cannot gain an advantage in swallowing gold, then he must put his young emperor in danger. In this way, once the young emperor of the Song Dynasty seeks help, Ye Qing must go from Yanjing to Lin'an?" Temujin still had a wolf-like expression. Even though it was no different from the past, in Basiba's eyes, Temujin sitting in the carriage with him was not Temujin, but a wolf king on the grassland.

"That's why the young emperor of the Song Dynasty is Ye Qing's concern. Even though Ye Qing is now disobedient in the Song court, if he has his current power and prestige... he is probably more than enough to be king and minister, but if he wants to change the dynasty... if the Jin Dynasty does not perish, how can he be qualified to replace the Song Dynasty?" Basiba said decisively.

Temujin nodded with some consent and said to himself: "What the national teacher said is right. Now that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is young, Ye Qing is obviously not in a hurry to seek power and usurp the throne, but I believe Ye Qing will never let the young emperor grow up smoothly. So, will the young emperor be in charge of the imperial expedition this time be that Ye Qing hopes that the young emperor will suddenly... during the battle..."

"This obviously does not benefit Ye Qing now. If the young emperor dies, no matter other ministers or clans in the Song Dynasty, they will obviously support a person to sit on the throne. No matter what, it is not Ye Qing's turn to sit on the throne of the Song Dynasty. But if Ye Qing completely destroyed the Jin Dynasty, it is probably difficult to say how confident the Song Dynasty and the clans have to compete with Ye Qing. Khan, don't forget that the grievances between the Jin and Song countries are like a basis for lips and teeth. If Jin is destroyed, is there any need for Song to exist?" Basiba seemed a little bitter.

"There is no need for Song to exist?" The question with a philosophical taste made Temujin murmur in his mouth.

"The current Song Dynasty young emperor is willing to be in charge of the army, which obviously has obtained Ye Qing's consent. Perhaps it is because of Ye Qing's instruction that the young emperor has the opportunity to be in charge of the army." Basiba looked at Temujin, who was still confused and continued: "No matter what, it is enough to see from the Song Dynasty young emperor's personal command of the army: the young emperor is easier to control than Ye Qing. If someone else is changed..."

"If the young emperor died in battle, Ye Qing must return to Lin'an immediately. Whether it is to appease the court or to choose someone from the royal family to inherit the throne, Ye Qing must go to Lin'an in person. Otherwise, if he chose someone who is not under Ye Qing's control or close to other Song ministers, then Ye Qing obviously would not want to see this scene happen!" Temujin smashed his fist hard on the car window and said.

"That's true!" Basiba nodded with firm eyes.

The carriage continued to drive in the crowded streets and alleys of Yanjing City. After a long conversation between Basiba and Temujin in the carriage, they fell into a brief silence again.

At the same time, Yelu Chucai, who was originally standing in front of the Jin Dynasty's old imperial palace hall, also followed Ye Qing's footsteps and ran into the hall.

As soon as he crossed the tall threshold of the hall, he heard Master Liu Ke report to Ye Qing about the garrisoning situation of Yanyun's Sixteen Prefectures and other passes.

As Temujin suddenly appeared in Yanjing City, although both the entire Yanjing City and Ye Qing seemed so calm and calm on the surface, when he just received the news that Temujin was coming to Yanjing City, Ye Qing had already begun to order various passes including the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to step up various defenses.

From Yuguan, which is connected to the sea in the east, to Xiping Prefecture, which is guarded by Li Heng in the west, there are barriers and fortresses that connect with Mongolia everywhere, between the mountains and ridges that stretch for thousands of miles.

The Mongols are known for their cavalry that have gone like wind. Their erratic tactical tradition, which has made the fortresses that stretch thousands of miles seem to be in the possibility of being attacked by the Mongols at any time.

This also made Ye Qing have to send more troops to various levels and fortresses when he learned that Temujin was about to arrive in Yanjing City, in order to prevent Temujin from attacking suddenly.

"Although all the fortresses will not be broken overnight,..." Liu Keshi glanced at Yelu Chucai who came in, and then continued: "But I have to say that after the Mongolian Khan arrived in Yanjing City, the Mongols became active in various fortresses, and naturally they had the intention of showing off their power. After all, Temuzhen is now in Yanjing City. I believe the Mongols are also afraid that we will not be virtuous."

Yu Yunwen glanced at Liu Keshi, who was teasing when he said the last four words, and thought for a while and said, "The evidence is conclusive, so there is no need to worry about guessing. Even if they were in each fortress just to echo Temujin in Yanjing City, the fortresses of each level should not be careless, otherwise we may suffer a lot. But... I think we should not always be passively guarding against the Mongolians, especially in..."

After Yu Yunwen said this, he finally unconsciously looked at Ye Qing, who was also aspiring to the Jin Kingdom. Seeing that Ye Qing was still expressionless, he continued to say: "No matter what Temujin's real intention was to come to Yanjing, we cannot let him lead the nose, and we cannot be hindered by him, and delay the King of Yan avenge his disciples."

"What Yu Dudu said is right." Liu Ke nodded in agreement, then pondered for a moment and said, "But I don't know how Yu Dududu could solve the strategy of the Mongols to hinder us from attacking gold? Yes, the Mongolian Khan is now in our Yanjing, and we can regard him as a hostage. It is expected that the Mongolian army in the border fortress will not act rashly against our border fortress because of this. But it is precisely because Temujin is in Yanjing that the King of Yan wants to avenge his disciples, Temujin is restrained by Temujin. Once the King of Yan leaves Yanjing to seize gold, will Temujin take this opportunity to cause trouble in my border fortress?"

Looking at Yu Yunwen who was silent and serious, Liu Keshi walked to the sand table that stretched for thousands of miles, and pointed to a fortress and continued: "The generals we can use to resist the Mongolian cavalry have been sent to fortresses in various places. Even Lord Yu Yunwen, you, were summoned to Yanjing by the King of Yan because of many complicated matters in Yanjing. All the fortresses in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are our life gates. As long as one pass is broken, even if the rest can be resisted, if you want to retake it as soon as possible, you may not be sure of it. So at present, Liu thought that if King Yan was in the Jin Kingdom, it would be better to deal with the Mongols... to find an opponent behind the Mongols."

After saying that, Master Liu Ke's expression became sinister, which made Yu Yunwen frown. He didn't know what sinister method he had in his mind, who was known for his evil spirit and was even once called Ye Qing's second.

"Tell me," Ye Qing picked up the hot tea cup next to him and said lightly.

"It's actually very simple. Even the officials thought that the King of Yan had already thought of it in advance." Liu Keshi did not forget to put a high hat on Ye Qing at this time. After watching Ye Qing put down the teacup, he hurriedly continued: "The King of Yan, the officials thought that instead of letting us get into evil with the Mongols, it would be better to use others to restrain the Mongols' iron cavalry for us."

"Continue to talk." Ye Qing said calmly.

"The King of Yan must be clear about Temujin's intention to come to Yanjing City. It is nothing more than just holding a banner of friendship with you to obstruct and restrain your attack on Jin. Temujin was in Tubo because of the help of the King of Yan, and now there must be no major problems. It is probably only a matter of time to completely surrender to Mongolia. Therefore, it is unlikely that it will be possible to provoke the relationship between Tubo and Mongolia. Moreover, because Tubo is also related to the southwest of our Song court, we naturally cannot do anything in such a critical place. So it is better to turn our attention to the more western direction."

Before Ye Qing could speak, Yu Yunwen shook his head slightly and said, "If Lord Liu was talking about Hualazimo, this strategy would probably be difficult to succeed. The Mongols are strong in fighting, and the cavalry is even more powerful. Hualazimo is definitely not the enemy of the Mongols. By then, they may have surrendered before they finished fighting with the Mongols."

"Mr. Yu said it right, Hualazimo is naturally unable to rely on him. Not only is he far away, but he is also not very friendly to us. I believe he would not offend the Mongolians for us." Liu Keshi agreed with Yu Yunwen's view of Hualazimo. He was pleased that he also held such a view.

"Hualazimo is useless. So, Master Liu Ke, have you put your ideas on the Xingqing Hou Li An, or the iron-clothed general?" Ye Qing, who entered the hall, finally asked.

"When returning to the King of Yan, the officials thought that they should go through two steps. Li An, the Emperor of the fallen state of Xia, was the emperor of the fallen state of Xia. General Iron-Fleur was not only a princess in Liao, but also had the power of the Northern Palace. Therefore, the officials thought that as long as the General Iron-Fleur and Mr. Xingqing were called up in their homeland, there must be no few responders. As long as they were willing to raise an army to fight against Mongolia, then Temujin naturally could not be as stable as Mount Tai in Yanjing, and he would definitely return to the grassland to deal with this matter. In this way, King Yan would give you a chance to seize gold, right?" Liu Keshi said with some light eyes.

In his opinion, if Temujin personally went to Yanjing to restrain Ye Qing, the only way was to make Temujin take the initiative to leave Yanjing and return to the grassland.

In this way, Temujin obviously had no time to participate in Wanyan Xun's ascension to the throne, and Yan King Ye Qing could participate under the banner of the Song court envoy. In this way, as long as Li Shi'er could be exposed in front of all the officials of the Jin Kingdom, once the time was ripe, the army of northern regions that had sharpened their knives outside could directly enter the Jin Kingdom.

If everything goes well, when Temujin was able to quell the rebellion of Xia and Liao countries, Liu Keshi believed that by then the Jin Kingdom would no longer exist, and all territory might have been included in the territory of the Song court.

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate for General Iron-clothed to go there in person?" Yu Yunwen frowned slightly and said, "I looked at Ye Qing.

He knew exactly how Yelu Yue defected to Ye Qing from Liao Kingdom. Of course, because he knew very well Yelu Tieyi's feelings for Liao Kingdom, he was even more worried. If Yelu Yue had personally come to Liao Kingdom, he might be the first person who was worried.

"Summon Yelu Yixue back to Yanjing." Ye Qing's index finger tapped the table again, glanced at the people present, especially after glaring at Yelu Chucai, he said lightly: "Don't let the matters discussed today be passed into the ears of the general in Iron-clothed."

Master Liu Ke and Yelu Chucai were instantly shocked. Even Yu Yunwen felt an inexplicable pressure after Ye Qing's understatement.

Ye Qing obviously didn't want Yelu Yue to go to his old place, so he naturally didn't want him to take risks because of this. But if Yelu Yue knew about it at this time, he would probably have a deep hatred with the Mongols, Yelu Yue would never miss this rare opportunity to avenge the Liao Kingdom.
Chapter completed!