Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Jin Kingdom, go to Beijing.

Li Shi, the deputy envoy of Luoyang, was drinking and listening to music. No matter how short of food the Jin Kingdom was, the children of Liaoyang's rich family could still live happily.

Li Shi was not yet twenty years old, but he was already a hereditary conspirator of the Jin Kingdom, and was then appointed to march to Meng'an.

In the first two years, he worked as a clerk beside Jin Wushu. Due to frequent corruption and lack of ability, Jin Wushu was extremely disgusted with him. Taking advantage of Wanyan Zongqian's change in the official system, he threw him into the position of deputy envoy of protocol.

This year, with the support of his brother-in-law (Wanyan Zongfu), Li Shi was quickly promoted to deputy envoy of Luoyuan.

This position belongs to a high-ranking noble military attaché and can be promoted and sent abroad at any time.

When the wine was in full swing, a servant suddenly came in and whispered a few words beside Li Shi.

"You guys keep drinking, I'll come as soon as I go!"

Li Shi stood up unsteadily, said something to the guests, and then went to the backyard with the help of his servant.

When he came to the study and dismissed the servants, Li Shi asked, "Brother, what did you find out?"

Brother Li Jin did not answer, but looked out the window. Then he closed the window and whispered: "I have inquired clearly. The Ming army has stationed troops in various border cities. Baozhou has increased its troops to at least 30,000 to 40,000, and Luanzhou also has tens of thousands. The Ming Dynasty's Shandong Dengzhou Port , fleets arrive every now and then, probably all of them are carrying military rations."

"What do the other tribes think?" Li Shi asked.

Li Jin said: "I dare not ask too obviously, but I guess they are planning to wait for the opportunity. It would be best if they can assist Dajin to repel the Ming army, but if the war is not going well, protecting the family should be the top priority."

These Liaoyang big families are all married to the nobles of the Jin Kingdom, and they will not betray them unless they have to.

However, he is ready to betray his money!

Li Shi asked: "Have you contacted Ming Guo Xizuo? What conditions did they offer?"

Li Jin said: "As long as the Ming army besieges Liaoyang, I, Li, raise fire and create chaos in the city, and I can save my house, shop and land. But the slaves at home must be released and the employment contracts must be re-signed. The serfs who farm the fields must also be released. The Ming court will allocate fields to these serfs. In addition, some tribesmen must be split up and moved to Youzhou for farming. If the Li family can seize a city gate, they can nominate a tribesman to be the magistrate of the Ming Dynasty."

"If you talk about it in such detail and care about everything, it should mean that Ming Dynasty is really sincere." Li Shi judged.

Li Jin asked: "Do we really want to bring down the sun?"

Li Shi said: "Of course we can't surrender to the Ming Dynasty easily. What if the Ming Dynasty repels the Ming army? But if the Ming Dynasty really besieges Liaoyang, it will be difficult for the Da Jin warriors to resist. At this time, the Ming Dynasty is just a matter of understanding the current affairs."

Li Jin nodded and said: "This is a foolproof strategy. No matter it is Liao, Jin or Ming, our Li family will never fall."

Historically, Li Shi only did one serious thing in his life.

After Wanyan Liang's southern expedition failed, Li Shi united with the major families in Liaoyang to raise troops to support his sister's coup and proclaimed his nephew the emperor of the Jin Kingdom.

In addition, he spent all his time as an official and kept making mistakes.

Such as pretending to receive food from the official warehouse, such as making major mistakes in diplomacy with Xixia.

But no matter how he made mistakes, Li Shi could always keep his glory and wealth. Who made his nephew the emperor? He was even posthumously named Duke of the country after his death.

This person's domestic, military, and diplomatic abilities are mediocre, but he knows how to assess the situation and is stronger than factional struggles, and knows when to make what choice.

If you marry a noble of the Jin Kingdom, you can't rebel against the Jin Kingdom and surrender to the Ming Dynasty?

Haha, Li Shi's ancestor Li Xianshou was treated as an uncle by the Liao emperor because he saved the life of the Liao emperor, and was directly given 100,000 acres of land. The results of it? When the Jin soldiers came to attack, Li Ma Liu surrendered.

The Liao Dynasty was as kind to Li as a mountain, and Li could pay him in gold.

The Kingdom of Jin is not that kind to the Li family. Of course, the Li family can also show mercy.

…

Changsong Island (Changxing Island).

A merchant ship originally sailed to Baozhou, but left the ship midway to trade with the Kingdom of Jin.

Bartering silk and linen from the Ming Dynasty for pearls and furs from the Jin Kingdom.

While smuggling, he also acted as a double agent.

Not only did Jin officials ignore it, they also obtained information from merchants and made meritorious deeds.

The governance policy of the Jin Kingdom was to let the Bohai people govern the Bohai Sea. From Liaoyang to Lushun, they were all Bohai officials. They could do business with the Ming Dynasty, so they naturally cooperated with the green light all the way.

"Why only one shipment?" asked the Bohai businessman in charge of receiving the goods.

The maritime merchant of the Ming Dynasty looked troubled: "The two countries are about to go to war, and the government's investigation is getting stricter. If my husband-in-law hadn't been a relative of Mr. Qiange, we wouldn't have been able to transport this cargo."

The Bohai businessman sighed: "Oh, forget it, as much as you have. Can you transport food? In the past two months, the price of food in Liaoyang has soared. As long as it is transported, you can make a lot of money."

The merchants of the Ming Dynasty waved their hands repeatedly: "I can't luck it, I still want to live a few more years!"

The two of them went to inspect the goods separately and left after the shipment was completed.

While inspecting the goods, a young man dressed as a coolie came over and said in a low voice: "My name is Gao Song. I am from the Gao family in Chengzhou. My uncle is Gao Jingshan, a member of the Ten Thousand Households in the Jin Kingdom."

The merchant of the Ming Dynasty was shocked: "Your uncle wants to surrender?"

"What promise does Ming have if we surrender?" Gao Song asked.

The merchant of the Ming Dynasty said: "Let's see how we surrender. Should we raise fire in Chengzhou as an internal response, help seize the city gate of Chengzhou, or bring troops to surrender? No matter what, we can keep the Gao family in Chengzhou safe."

Gao Song asked: "What if he leads his troops to surrender?"

The merchants of the Ming Dynasty said: "If he leads his troops to surrender, Uncle Qi can continue to lead the troops. But he can no longer command his tribe and must be transferred to another place as a general. As for how many troops he can lead in the future, it depends on his leadership. How many troops have surrendered? If you can still perform meritorious service in exterminating the gold, there will be another reward."

Seeing someone coming again, Gao Song whispered: "Farewell."

The Bohai tribe of the Jin Kingdom had three major Gao clans, namely Liaoyang Gao clan, Chenzhou Gao clan and Chengzhou Gao clan.

If the Ming army marches towards Liaoyang, Chengzhou must pass through.

After Ju Ming established a foothold across the sea, he would soon attack Chengzhou, so the Gao family in Chengzhou was very worried.

In addition, Gao Jingshan was also very unhappy with the internal affairs reforms in Kim last year.

The powerful commanders of various tribes can no longer serve as local officials, and the Bohai tribes are being mixed with each other. Gao Jingshan was transferred to Guide (Fushun) as a military commander and could not interfere in civil affairs. His fortune dropped sharply. Although his status was still ten thousand households, he did not have many standing troops. Only when a war was about to begin, he would send Gao Jingshan back to his hometown to recruit troops.

In the Kingdom of Jin, the more you go back to the country, the more military power is restricted. Your hometown will be attacked soon. Why can't I surrender?

Historically, the uncles and nephews Gao Jingshan and Gao Song successively served as households under Jin Wushu.

Gao Jingshan was killed by Yue Fei, but Gao Song had a good death.

Gao Song left, and another person came over.

The man whispered: "I was sent by the eldest prince."

The Ming Dynasty merchant was stunned: "The eldest prince of the Jin Kingdom?"

"Get it!"

A letter was thrust into the merchant's hand, and the man turned around and left.

The Ming Dynasty merchant was completely stunned.

Is the eldest prince of the Jin Kingdom collaborating with foreign enemies? What the hell!

"Hurry up and load the cargo and return to the voyage quickly!" The maritime merchant called his deputy and whispered.

Three days later, the merchant ship returned to Shandong, and a secret letter was quickly sent to Youzhou.

Accompanied by Li Bao, Zhu Ming went to inspect Wang Yan's troops in the direction of Xifengkou, and was planning to visit Yue Fei's side again.

The secret message has arrived.

Ju Ming opened it with his own hands and read it with a very wonderful expression, and then handed it to Li Bao: "This is a gift from the eldest prince of the Kingdom of Jin."

After Li Bao took the secret letter and read it, he was so shocked that his vest was sweating: "What a vicious strategy!"

It is estimated that Zhang Guangdao will not be fooled by Wanyan Zonghan's plan to lure the enemy deeper.

Because after the Jin soldiers withdrew, Zhang Guangdao first divided his troops to occupy several states in Yunzhong, and then he would definitely send a small group of cavalry to regain those small grassland tribes in series. At most, they can take over the direction of Juyongguan and connect the battlefields of northern Shanxi and Youzhou.

And what about Li Bao?

Most likely they would fall headlong into the trap set by Wanyan Zonghan.

He himself was aggressive in using troops. If Wanyan Zonghan feigned defeat and withdrew his troops on a large scale, Li Bao would think it was because of the influence of the Liaodong battlefield. The terrain at the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain is complicated. Li Bao led his army in a furious advance, and if he was not careful, he would overturn.

Thinking about the scene where tens of thousands of his troops were trapped and the food route was completely cut off... Li Bao was extremely frightened.

In addition to being frightened, Li Bao could not help but think more: "How could the eldest son of the false emperor of the Jin Kingdom leak military information to us? I'm afraid there is a fraud!"

"Regardless of whether he is cheating or not, you and Zhang Guangdao had better be careful," Zhu Ming said. "Baozhou should also be careful, lest we be successfully attacked by the Jinren fireship."

Li Bao said: "I asked Yue Fei to lead his elite troops to guard the grain road. He is cautious and bold in his actions, so there should be no problems. Just treat this letter as genuine and set a trap. As long as Yue Fei can delay it for a day or two, I will Just lead your army to surround and annihilate the Jin Kingdom’s elite!”

This secret letter not only revealed the entire military plan of Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongfu, but also took the opportunity to claim credit and request submission.

Wanyan Zongpan only wanted to keep the boundary west of Xianping Prefecture, half of Posu Road and half of Haolan Road, and cede all the rest of the land to the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the Kingdom of Jin surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and from then on they became a country of father and son.

It is easier to understand that the Jin Kingdom only retained Jilin, Heilongjiang, and many Russian territories in later generations.

In addition, Wanyan Zongpan also said that his younger sister is young and beautiful and wants to marry Ju Ming as his concubine...

As long as the Ming army defeated Wanyan Zonghan's main force, Wanyan Zongpan immediately joined forces with the nobles to carry out political purges.

Zhu Ming sent someone to report the secret letter to Zhang Guangdao and Zheyan, but he took the secret letter and read it again and again. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This Wanyan Zongpan is really a talent."

In fact, Wanyan Zongpan had no choice.

Historically, it was he who quietly let Qin Hui go, and it was he who advocated returning Shaanxi and Henan to Zhao Gou.

In the end, he, several younger brothers, and a large group of nobles from the Jin Kingdom were all killed by the main war party, labeling them as rebels.

The internal strife in Jin is getting more and more serious, and sooner or later it will be a life-or-death situation.

Wanyan Zongpan might as well give it a try and maybe become a partial prince.

He was now on tenterhooks all day, fearing that Zong Han, Zong Qian, Zong Fu and others would join forces and lead troops to rush into the imperial city and kill him.

If I could be the Prince of Pianan, wouldn't my life be better than this kind of ghost?

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(In addition, I have been mistaken before. At this time, the Yellow River is quite far from Kaifeng, more than a hundred miles away. There is no need to cross the Yellow River to go to Chenqiaoyi.)