Zhang Zhuo’s barbarian wife is right. Zhao Ji, a cowardly deposed emperor, is very popular on the grassland.

First, they suppressed the Great Bai Gao Kingdom, then pushed the Kara Uighurs, and then beat the Seljuk Turks. Not only did they start a war against the overlord of the grassland Khitans! Although the victory and defeat have not been decided yet, the battle situation is obviously beneficial to the Song Dynasty. The Nanjing Road of the Great Liao Kingdom was lost! Xijing Road also lost most of Fengshengzhou and a Beihetao Grassland (snatched by Zhang Yuan), Tokyo Road lost a Suzhou Anfu Army, and also lost its vassal state Goryeo.

It was just that some progress was made in the Hedong direction of the Song Dynasty, and they won Taiyuan Prefecture and several prefectures and counties. However, the Liao Kingdom lost much more land than they had obtained! Even fools could see that the Khitans were defeated by the great Emperor Genghis. The final collapse was only a matter of time.

The heroes on the grassland, including Hebule and Mogus's son Huerzhahusi, did not think that they had the ability to defeat the Khitan Emperor Yelu Yanxi, but Yelu Yanxi was defeated by Emperor Genghis and would be defeated in a mess.

Therefore, the heroes on the grassland are ready to move on one hand, and on the other hand, they also hope to get the enthronement of the Song Dynasty, who thinks that they can't beat the Khitans, Hebule, who dares not think about conquering the Central Plains. That is impossible and dare not imagine. Hebule canonized the enthronement of Emperor Genghis in the Central Plains, and then use the reputation of Emperor Genghis to expand the territory of the Menggu tribe. Hebule is satisfied.

If we can go further and turn the Meng Ancient Tribe Alliance into a Khanate, Hebule will wake up laughing in his dream.

Therefore, the Meng Gu tribe gave the highest courtesy to Zhang Zhuo's arrival. He even agreed to send a few Tongtian witches to Hexi to learn the Tianli Sect!

As for the uprising of the army to correspond to the Song Dynasty and surrender to Emperor Genghis, it was even more unsuccessful for Hebule Khan!

After all, Zhang Zhuo did not agree on the time to revive the army with the Menggu tribe, and there was no regulation on how many troops Hebule would send and where to attack? Such cooperation did not restrict Hebule. And the enthronement of Emperor Genghis was able to truly strengthen the reputation of the Menggu tribe. Once the Khitan collapsed, the greater the reputation, the more small and medium-sized tribes it could attract, and the Menggu tribe could grow rapidly.

Therefore, Zhang Zhuo's mission by the Onon River was unexpectedly successful. Not only did he bring back a few Tongtian witches in the spring of the following year, he also brought back the messenger of Hebule, and his cousin of Hebule.

But beyond Hebule, Zhang Zhuo and Zhang Yuan's expectations, on the same day that Zhang Zhuo arrived at Menggu's tribe on the banks of the Onon River, Wu Haogu's younger brother Wu Haowen resigned at Chongzheng Hall in the Qionglin Palace of Kaifeng Prefecture, preparing to go to the Daliao to do a major event of loyalty to the emperor and stolen the country!

Wu Haowen, who has read the books of sages, has always only known loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, but now he finds that the king and country sometimes become opposites!

For example, now, the opportunity to destroy Liao is right in front of you. Youzhou, Hexi, Jurchens, and perhaps Menggu and Kelie tribes. The five families joined forces, and they could divide the arrogant Liao Kingdom without sending a soldier from the Song Dynasty.

After the Liao Kingdom was divided, the Jurchens, Moegu and Kelie tribes would most likely submit to the Song Dynasty and become vassal officials who guarded the borders of the northern country for the Song Dynasty.

What a great thing! The territory of the Song Dynasty will be far greater than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the grasslands and deserts will surrender to the feet of the Song Dynasty. Although there are several vassal states in the Central Plains and a republican protector in the South China Sea, a group of tribal kings in the north will not really come to pay tribute every year and pay tribute every year.

But this is better than being bullied by the Khitan in the past? The vassal states may not rebel. As long as the court handles it properly, they can still defend the borders for the country...

It’s just that such a honest advice is really inappropriate to say it from Wu Haowen!

"Your Majesty! I think it is inappropriate to inform the Khitan about the collusion between Jurchen and Youzhou Town!"

The one who raised objections loudly was not Wu Haowen, but Lu Yihao, the deputy envoy who went to Liao Kingdom this time.

"I think that without the Jurchens and Youzhou launching troops to attack Liao, the Liao people would never withdraw their troops from Hedong at a price of 10 million yuan. If the news that the Jurchens and Youzhou jointly sent troops to attack Liao was revealed, the Jurchens failed to raise troops, then Hedong would be turned into another Youzhou and would be occupied by the Liao people for a long time..."

The objection raised by Lu Yihao made Zhao Ji a little annoyed. He didn't want to give up more explanations, but asked Wu Haowen: "Wuqing, what do you think?"

Of course I support Lu Yihao... but I can only support it spiritually!

"Your Majesty," said Wu Haowen, "I think the Liao people know or don't know whether the Jurchens and Youzhou will attack, and neither the Jurchens nor Youzhou will fail. Because the Youzhou army alone has never lost a battle to the Liao people on the battlefield (the Song Dynasty did not see the Battle of Chenzhou as a defeat). Now there is another Jurchen, how can the Liao people win? We will tell the Liao people about the collusion between Jurchens and Youzhou, just to gain their trust in order to redeem the lost territory in Hedong."

Lu Yihao still didn't understand: "Since the Liao Kingdom will definitely be defeated, why should we pay the 10 million? Isn't it good to send troops to recover the lost territory in Hedong when the Liao Kingdom is no longer possible?"

Zhao Ji still looked at Wu Haowen, and Wu Haowen said, "This is Your Majesty's plan to drive tigers and fight tigers. Khitan is a tiger, and Jurchens are also tigers. Khitan Taizu Abaoji once suffered from the Jurchens, leaving behind the aphorism of 'Journeys is not enough, and he is invincible'. Now the Jurchens have already reached ten thousand and have already had invincible strength. Letting the Khitans consume a little more Jurchen energy will definitely be beneficial to our Song Dynasty."

"Lu Yihao, do you understand?" Zhao Ji looked at Lu Yihao and asked.

"I understand, Your Majesty is wise."

"Since you understand, just do this job carefully." Zhao Ji waved his hand and asked Lu Yihao to leave first, leaving only Wu Haowen.

"Wuqing, do you know why I did this?"

Wu Haowen smiled bitterly, "It must be for the brother who became a traitor."

Zhao Ji sighed: "Wu Haogu is not a traitor now, he is just a possible traitor. However, the court is unable to eliminate the disaster. Only by maintaining the Khitan to maintain the balance between all parties in the world. Only in this way can the rebellion of the Five Dynasties of Tang Ji prevent the rebellion of the Five Dynasties from coming to the world again."

"Your Majesty," Wu Haowen was worried, "What if, as the minister said just now, the Liao Kingdom is unsustainable, the Jurchens are unstoppable, and the balance between the heroes in the world cannot be maintained, what should the court do?"

Zhao Ji said: "Your brother Wu Haogu has already thought of a way for me, that is, to move south to Xiangyang! Xiangyang is a good place, with the benefits of the Han River and the danger of Xian Mountain. He is connected to Huaixi in the east, Guanlong in the west, and Jianghan in the south to connect to Jiangnan and Bashu. The heroes of Huaixi, Guanlong heroes, Jiangnan and Bashu all entered Xiangjing. Moreover, there are Wuchang and Jiangling in the south, which are the dangers of the river and control the thoroughfares of the four directions. It is actually a family for the imperial court to avoid disasters and seek re-emergence."

Building Xiangyang in advance as a retreat was indeed the immortal trick prepared by Wu Haogu for Zhao Ji. Xiangyang was originally a dangerous city, and now Pan Xiao'an is working hard to build it. Once completed, except for Wu Haogu, which has "truth", who can destroy it in all parties in the world?

In addition, there are two bases near Xiangyang that can obtain high-quality military sources. Guanzhong has produced elite troops since ancient times, while the Dabie Mountains in Huaixi are "remote villages". There are Jianghan Water System absorbing financial resources from Jiangnan and Sichuan, and then hiring heroes from Guanzhong and Huaixi. As long as you work hard to govern, the "Southern Song Dynasty" may not have no chance to recover the Central Plains.

Even if you want to retreat, you can still use Xiangyang as the barrier and Jianghan as the defense line to retreat to Wuchang and Jiangling. It is also a dangerous place in Chongjiang, which is much better than the prosperous and gentle hometown of Lin'an. Not to mention anything else, the Jinghu South Road behind Wuchang is also a place to produce elite troops! Daye, a stone's throw away from Wuchang, is also an important iron smelting city, which can provide excellent weapons.

"I really want to move south?" Wu Haowen was heartbroken. Once the emperor moved south, even if he moved to Xiangyang, not far from the Central Plains, it would cause shock to the world. It would probably be out of control north of the Huai River!

"I don't want to move south either..." Zhao Ji sighed, "That's why you asked you to meet Yelu Yanxi and tell him the news that the Jurchens were about to rise up. If he could be prepared, he might be able to eliminate the chaos in the world in the bud."

...

"What? The north is about to start?"

"That's right! The official family just sent Wu Erlang to Liao Kingdom, and it's not clear whether he can turn around? If he can't, hehe, the world will be in chaos!"

"Brother, since the world is going to be in chaos, the foundation of Tai Peng's family is the foundation for my family to settle down!"

"Can Taiwan and Pengpai really get it done? That's a place for miasma and dysentery!"

In the west of Kaifeng Prefecture, in the mansion of Su Chi, the right chief of the Shangshu Su Chi. Su Shi, who had just arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture, was talking secretly with his brother Su Chi in the study.

Su Shi went north in the name of discussing money-induced issuance. Money-induced cannot be supported by Kaifeng Prefecture alone, but must also be participated by several major commercial cities along the coast. Several large commercial cities not only have prosperous real estate industries, but also have huge trade flows and self-operated buying by the Maritime Commission, and of course there are huge overdue and housing taxes. These are the basis for supporting money-induced cases.

However, Su Shi did not know much about financial issues and was not very interested. What he really cared about now was the Su family's foundation in Taiwan and Penghu.

With the efforts of Wu Haogu, the development of Taiwan and Penghu has begun. The number of household registrations on the Penghu Islands has exceeded 500, which is enough to meet the minimum requirements for a county.

There is also a Lugang on the island of Taiwan, which was located on the beach of Changhua County in later generations. Before the people of Wuhaogu came to the island, this place was already a place where Fujian merchants, fishermen and indigenous people of Taiwan traded deer skin. Later, it was occupied by the Penghu Inspection Department, a subsidiary of the Hailu Maritime Manufacturing Department. A wooden fort, port, and market were built. Tens of thousands of acres of land were exchanged from the indigenous people with iron pots, soy sauce and other items, and opened up to make arable land. The population could also reach 500 households, and there was also a guard team composed of more than 200 evil people. It was enough to set up a county.

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