1235 Murder with a Knife
Li Shier has three generals in Baishan, including Wanyan Chen, Wanyan Xielie, and Qishilie, who are highly prestigious in the army. Whether it is Wang Tingyun and his son or Wanyan Congke, they believe that as long as the three of them return to the Jin Kingdom and go to Beijing, they will definitely be able to make most of the army turn against each other and work hard for the queen Li Shier.
In addition to the three, there was also a Qishilie God Slave who seemed to have surrendered to Wanyan Xun. Although this person suffered several defeats in a row when facing the Song court, it was ultimately because he failed to hold on to Yanjing, which led to the Jin Dynasty's defeat, which even led to Wanyan Xun's usurpation of power.
Everything obviously has cause and effect. The slaves of the gods who gave up Yanjing and surrendered was obviously the only choice under the conditions at that time.
Wanyan Jing personally expeditioned and quelled the rebellion and fell into trouble. The Qishilie Gods slaves, who had originally been determined to defend Yanjing City, have been deeply favored by the mighty emperor of the Jin Kingdom since their fathers. Therefore, at this time, the Qishilie Gods slaves had to make the choice to abandon the car and protect the general.
He had to rescue Wanyan Jing, who was in trouble, and to give up his persistence in Yanjing City. For Wanyan Jing, no matter which step he chose, it was actually a bad idea. Therefore, no matter whether he was struggling dyingly or waiting for the future to be able to counterattack Yanjing, the period before leaving Yanjing, the slaves of the gods of Qishilie had to leave Yanjing with some hope that he would be able to counterattack Yanjing in the future.
Wanyan Jing's choice to help the slaves of Qi Shilie and abandon Yanjing all the reasons were attributed to Song Ting Ye Qing.
In Wanyan Jing's view, Qi Shilie's Gods Slave abandoned Yanjing and chose to rush to support him in quelling the rebellion in the pass. In addition to worrying about him as an emperor, Ye Qing's army was too powerful. With the power of Qi Shilie's Gods Slave in Yanjing at that time, it was obviously unable to resist the footsteps of the army led by Ye Qing.
However, Wanyan Jing was able to find a little relief in the failure to quell the rebellion because of the fact that Qi Shilie's Gods slaves ordered some people to stay in Yanjing as an insider to prepare for the future counterattack of Yanjing.
Whether it was Wang Tingyun and his son, Wanyan Congke, son of Wang Shao Wang Wanyan Yongji, or even some other Jin people who stayed in Yanjing, they were all instructed by the slaves of the gods of Qi Shilie.
In the original plan of Qi Shilie's Gods slave, as long as he rushed to Xijing to help Wanyan Jing quell the rebellion of Yelu Liuge and others, he could fight back to Yanjing with Wanyan Jing. At that time, Yanjing was in a time when the Song Dynasty army and Ye Qing were not yet stable. In addition, there were a large number of Jin people and internal supporters in the city. So for him and Wanyan Jing, the right time, place, people and people were almost all of them. What advantages did Ye Qing have in Yanjing?
But the final development was obviously beyond the speculation of the slaves of Qi Shilie. Wanyan Jing, who personally led the army to quell the rebellion, was almost captured by the Mongols who supported Yelu Liuge's family. In the end, thanks to Ye Qing's rescue, the Emperor and Empress of the Jin Kingdom survived.
It was precisely because of Ye Qing's rapid rescue that Wanyan Jing survived the disaster, but also because of the failure to quell the rebellion, the royal family began to doubt Wanyan Jing's ability as an emperor.
Wanyan Xun was obviously one of them, and he was also the royal family who was most powerful in seeking the throne of Wanyan Jing during the chaos of the Jin Dynasty.
Ye Qing once warned Wanyan Jing to be careful of Wanyan Xun and other royal families. Neither Wanyan Jing nor Li Shier, they obviously did not care. Perhaps they had not recovered from the failure to quell the rebellion, or perhaps the Jin Dynasty was recession too quickly, which made Wanyan Jing unable to react effectively.
In short, when the rebellion failed and almost captured by the Mongols, the series of things that happened next actually caught Wanyan Jing and even the entire Jin Kingdom off guard.
Song Ting became so powerful that he was suspicious that even the Mongols who had been oppressed and exploited by their Great Jin Kingdom for many years became extremely powerful after Temujin unified the tribes.
Only the Jin Kingdom has been going downhill in the times. The external factor is that the city has fallen one after another, while the internal factor is that the Yelu Liuge family began to rebel and the royal family began to covet the position of emperor, which caused the Jin Kingdom to fall into a scattered recession in a short period of time.
Wang Tingjun and his son listened to Wanyan Congke telling Li Shier about every move he had in Yanjing since the Song people entered Yanjing, and their eyes looked at the queen Li Shier who had completely recovered from time to time.
Queen Li Shi'er came to his house without any concealing her own behavior today. It was obvious that the drunkard was not drinking. The father and son were just a cover. And Li Shi'er really wanted to see someone was this talkative Wanyan Congke.
"Compared with the Mongols, I think the Song people are more dependent. Although there are grudges between Song, Meng and our Great Jin, judging from the various actions of the Song court army and Ye Qing entering Yanjing, and the actions of never oppressing and retaliating against our Great Jin people in the city, we can only use Ye Qing's power to avenge the emperor's revenge." After a long discussion in Wanyan Congke once again gave Li Shi'er a helpless answer.
Li Shi'er, who looked calm but sighed heavily in her heart, knew that compared with Mongolian Temuzhen, she was naturally more willing to deal with Ye Qing, but Ye Qing...isn't she really not as greedy as the grassland wolf Temuzhen?
The answer is obviously no, otherwise, she wouldn't have been in a hurry to meet Wanyan Congke now, and even alarmed Ye Qing.
"Ye Qing will not rebel against Song Dynasty." Li Shi'er calmly
Looking at Wanyan Congke, his index finger rubbed his temples. Facing Wanyan Congke, Wang Tingyun and his son continued to say: "Since the founding of the country, they have only occupied the Central Plains, which has made them quite content. Naturally, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun have always wanted to take possession for themselves, but obviously everyone knows that the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are such an important pass. As the gate that can directly enter the fertile Central Plains, no one will let go easily. The Liao people have never sold the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Song people at that time. After the Great Jin Kingdom drove Liao, naturally, they would not give the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Song people. Otherwise, how could I have been able to drive straight into the Song court over the years?"
"Everyone knows that because of the Huai River and the Yangtze River, the army that was not good at water wars in the Great Jin Kingdom continued to move south, which naturally gave the Song court an opportunity to survive, thus dividing the north and south, which made the Song court raise the banner of the Northern Expedition again after many years. Over the years, the Great Jin Dynasty and the Song people fought countless times, but the Song people were unable to move north when facing our Great Jin Iron Cavalry. Until Ye Qing emerged from nowhere..."
Li Shi'er frowned and sighed slightly, "I know that King Liang thought that after Ye Qing took over the Sixteen Yanyun Prefectures that he wanted most since the founding of the Song Kingdom, he would stop moving north. But for Ye Qing, these were far from enough. What he wanted was not to let Song occupy the entire Central Plains again, but to enable the Song court to achieve the strong prestige like the Han and Tang Dynasties, and all the barbarians surrendered to Song."
"I'm brave enough to make me dare not know what this... is good for Ye Qing? Is he not afraid of criticism from the Lin'an court at all? Or..." Wanyan Congke's expression became particularly serious. After pausing, he said in a deep voice: "Is Ye Qing's real purpose to replace the Song court?"
"If Ye Qing's ambition really replaces Song Ting as the emperor himself, I would like to see it happen. After all, Ye Qing's focus should be on Lin'an, not on Yanjing." Li Shi'er sighed again. It was obvious that it was not only her who misunderstood Ye Qing's ambition at first, but even Wanyan Congke, who was considered a bystander Qing, misunderstood Ye Qing's ambition. Of course, including the Mongolian Khan Temujin, also thought that Ye Qing's attack on Jin is now in order to become the emperor one day.
"Since ancient times, the great achievements have shocked the master, and Ye Qing has been plotted against by the Song court over the years. These are things that everyone knows. I don't think Ye Qing will be so stupid that he will not think about his future..." Wanyan Congke also frowned.
"So...what if the young emperor of Song Ting was not the descendant of Zhao Song?" Li Shi'er gave a reason not only Wanyan Congke was stunned, but also made Wang Tingjun and his son widen their eyes and their mouths wide.
"This... how is this possible!" Wanyan Congke recovered from the shock and asked in disbelief.
"What's impossible? Otherwise, Ye Qing would have been against Song's methods of treating him, Ye Qing over the years! But what about now? Ye Qing is still loyal to Song Ting, like a loyal dog, always waving his tail to Song Ting." Li Shi'er's tone became particularly atmosphere. When she thought that Ye Qing was such a hypocritical hypocrite, she gritted her teeth in anger, wishing she could scold Ye Qing in front of Ye Qing to relieve her anger.
"But... there has never been a gossip between Ye Qing and the royal family of the Song Dynasty. Could it be some...?" Wang Tingyun glanced at Wanyan Congke, who didn't know what to say again, and then asked carefully from the side.
Li Shi'er glanced at Wang Tingyun, who rarely spoke, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth and said, "Since Ye Qing's northern expedition to the Great Jin army retreated step by step, how much news can we hear about the Song court? Not to mention these royal talks that even the people of Lin'an of the Song court are secretly secretive."
After saying that, Li Shi'er turned his head and looked at the monk Wanyan Chen and Wanyan Xielie behind him. Then, without waiting for Wang Tingyun and others to ask questions, the monk Wanyan Chen and Wanyan Xielie spoke to me and explained to the few people what they knew about Ye Qing and Lin'an, including the battle between Ye Qing and Shi Miyuan that happened a few days ago, and the incident involving the young emperor Zhao Kuo.
After the two of them quickly explained, the hall fell into a brief silence, and then the shocked and unrelenting Wang Tingyun broke the silence: "It seems that it is reasonable that Ye Qing does not oppose Song."
"Not only will he not oppose the Song Dynasty, but he will also covet the land of the Great Jin Dynasty. Even the territory of Mongolia is probably in Ye Qing's ambition." Wanyan Congke said a little decadently. Originally, his conclusion was to be close to Ye Qingyuan Temujin, but now it seems that if he wants to preserve something for the Great Jin Dynasty, he can be worthy of the trust of the Supreme Wanyan Jing and the Queen in him, it seems that he must join forces with the Mongolians.
"But the grudge between the Mongolians and our Great Jin Kingdom is not less than that of the Song people. Moreover, the Mongolians are vindictive and rude. If they deal with them, they may eventually..." Wanyan Congke sweared and sweared with worry.
"I was afraid that in the end I would be able to lead the wolf into the house, the Mongols would not even be left with bones." Li Shi'er continued Wanyan Congke's words lightly, which made her think that during several contacts between Yanjing and the Mongols, she originally hoped to join forces with the Mongols to fight against the Song people, but the conditions of the Mongols... were not only difficult to accept, but also extremely insulted by Li Shi'er.
Becoming a Mongol woman and giving birth to a son for the Mongols, in order to get help from the Mongols, even... not only Li Shi'er is going to suffer this
Humiliation, even the entire clan woman in the Great Jin Kingdom had to become a toy for the Mongols.
"The Mongols are too cruel and rude, and the Song people are quite easy to get along with. However, according to the queen's judgment, Ye Qing's ambition is too greedy, but..." Wang Tingyun glanced at Li Shi'er, and then thought about it: "But for us now, it is not impossible to compromise. Perhaps at that time, when we have enough strength in our hands, it will be a best strategy to join forces with the Mongolians to deal with the Song Ting."
"What I'm afraid of is that Ye Qing will be prepared for a long time, let alone... Ye Qing will be invited to Shangjing soon. At that time, once Wanyan Xun has firmly settled the throne, how can we avenge the late emperor?" Li Shi'er said in the end, his voice choked again, and his whole body became weak and helpless again, with a pitiful and miserable appearance.
Seeing Li Shi'er falling into sadness again, Wang Tingyun seemed quite calm than Wanyan Congke, who had a fist clenched on the side, with a sad and angry look on his face. After carefully thinking about everything Li Shi'er said just now, Wang Tingyun said tentatively: "In this way, joining forces with the Mongolians is obviously no chance of life, and it is equivalent to pushing the Great Jin Kingdom into the fire pit. Although Ye Qing is not as cruel and rude as the Mongols, his ambition is too greedy, and the two powers are less harmful. Now, according to my opinion, perhaps we can use the private matters between Ye Qing and the royal family of the Song court to put pressure on Ye Qing and even the entire northern land, so that Ye Qing has to worry about these scandals being revealed to the world."
"I wonder what good advice Mr. Wang has? I am lonely and now you are the only ones who can rely on..." Li Shi'er wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and choked.
"Queen, don't be too sad, please listen to me." Wang Tingjun saw that Li Shi'er finally looked at him, and his heart tightened. He didn't even have time to think about it carefully, so he hurriedly said: "I think I might as well take a walk in Yanjing City first, and then see what Ye Qing will react? Then we will decide based on Ye Qing's reaction to decide how to discuss with Ye Qing to help me with the big gold."
"But I am now helpless in Yanjing. The palace that originally belonged to me has been taken away by Ye Qing. How can I let the people of Yanjing know about Ye Qing's scandal? I can't let me be alone..." Li Shi'er sobbed and said aggrievedly.
If this scene was seen in Ye Qing's eyes, Ye Qing would definitely be sarcastic about Li Shi'er, but Li Shi'er would never let Ye Qing see her fickle and weak scene, but for the Jin ministers who were loyal to the Jin Kingdom or Wanyan Jing, it would be a different meaning.
"Empress, don't worry, I think this matter is not difficult." Wang Tingyun said again: "Now, there are still many people and gentry in my Great Jin Kingdom in Yanjing City. As long as we can let them know, this matter can spread quickly in Yanjing City. At that time, I think Ye Qing will never easily vent his anger on us for the stability of Yanjing City. He must suppress these rumors first, and then the queen will discuss with Ye Qing about helping us revenge for the late emperor. I believe that he will achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Li Shi'er, who had red eyes, looked particularly confused and helpless at this time, as if she had no opinion at all, looked at the people in front of her and said sadly: "Is this... possible?"
"Empress, I think the strategy of the king may be our only solution at the moment." Wanyan Congke said: "My ministers have been affair with the royal harem and are disgraceful to the people of the world. Even if Ye Qing is now in the Song court, if such a scandal is known by the people of the world, it will inevitably attract the Song court. The people and scholars of the world are scolding and disgraceful to Ye Qing. So once he reaches such a field, Ye Qing will probably fall into a state of being unable to care about himself and can help him explain and dispel the rumors... As the saying goes, the person who tied the bell must be tied. At that time, as long as the queen negotiates with Ye Qing on this condition, she will definitely be able to make Ye Qing compromise."
"As the saying goes, we can't kill Ye Qing with a knife. Even if we can't kill Ye Qing even if we can't kill Ye Qing, we might as well use the mouth of the world to put pressure on Ye Qing. Once Ye Qing bullies the royal family of the Song court spread, if Ye Qing wants to take the initiative to put out the fire and make the world believe that he is not a Song court minister who cheats power. Naturally, when dealing with you, the Queen, you will never take a step-by-step approach. You must help you, so that the world can know that Ye Qing is definitely not a person who can only bully orphans and widows, nor is he who can only take the wrong path." Wang Tingyun said with the opportunity.
"Kill people with a knife? What a knife." Li Shi'er still looked at a loss on the surface, but she felt a vague pleasure in her heart at this moment, and she couldn't even wait to see it. Once Ye Qing learned that his scandal was known by the people of the world, she looked furious.
And just as Li Shi'er spit out the words "borrowing a knife" from his mouth, Ye Qing, who returned to the mansion, picked up the teacup and looked at Liu Keshi and Yelu Chucai with dissatisfaction, and said lightly: "This time I go to Shangjing, I naturally have to borrow a knife to kill people."
"Borrowing a knife to kill someone?" Liu Keshi and Yelu Chucai looked at him with questions, and he was puzzled by the fact that Ye Qing went to Shangjing to convey Wanyan Xun's ascension to the throne. Where did he kill someone with a knife to kill someone?
"Whose knife is borrowed? Who will kill?" With Liu Keshi's gloomy and cruel personality, he is obviously more interested in how Ye Qing borrows the knife and how to kill people.
Chapter completed!