Chapter 723 0718 [Civil Strife Within the Jin Dynasty]

The Jin envoys stayed in Sifang Pavilion for several days. They were not taken to the palace for an audience, but were directly led to Yujing Garden.

"What does the Ming people mean by this?" Wanyan Zongfu asked.

Wang Jun, who had been sent to Kaifeng to discuss the joint efforts of Song and Jin to eliminate the bandits when the Jin soldiers besieged the city, also served as an advisor in the delegation this time.

Wang Jun explained: "Yujing Garden is the royal garden of Song Dynasty. There is a circular mound there for offering sacrifices to the sky. There are also rare birds and animals raised there. The elephants brought back last time came from Yujing Garden. The emperor of Song Dynasty would hold a royal archery competition in Yujing Garden every spring and entertain civil and military officials and envoys from various countries. The Song people who can shoot better than the Liao envoys will be rewarded by the emperor of Song Dynasty."

"Choosing to meet in Yujing Garden is to intimidate us with a martial arts competition." Wanyan Xiyin said.

Wanyan Zongjun's focus was different: "Is it the kind of elephant that died of exhaustion on the way back from the Song Dynasty, and all the elephants kept in Liaoyang froze to death?"

Wang Jun was stunned, then nodded: "Yes."

Wanyan Zongjun said happily: "I have only heard about it, but I have not seen it with my own eyes. I think I can see the elephant this time."

Wanyan Zongfu looked at Wanyan Xiyin, and both of them were speechless.

The Wanyan Zongjun in front of him, who was not very knowledgeable, was Wanyan Zongwang's brother from the same mother. He represented Wanyan Zongwang as a deputy envoy, and he had some connection with Wuqimai. At this moment, he was just pretending to be stupid by making a fuss.

Historically, this guy belonged to the Jin Dynasty's peacemaking faction, supporting Wuqimai's son to control the government, and was eventually killed by Jin Wushu for treason.

Wanyan Zongjun stopped discussing with everyone and went back to his room to drink.

Not all of Aguda's sons were good at fighting. For example, Wanyan Zongjun rarely went to the battlefield, and occasionally followed the army just to join in the fun. This man is neither good at literature nor martial arts. He stayed in Shangjing, Jin, for many years and served as Wanyan Zongwang's liaison in the capital.

Wanyan Zongjun was drunk and went out for a stroll in the afternoon, strolling in the garden of Sifang Pavilion, followed by two guards.

Suddenly, he saw a group of people coming. Wanyan Zongjun rubbed his drunken eyes and found that the other party's dress was familiar. He staggered over and asked in Chinese with Liaodong dialect: "Are they from Goryeo?"

The Sifang Pavilion clerk in charge of guiding said: "These are the Goryeo envoys, who just arrived in Tokyo today."

Wanyan Zongjun was immediately furious and grabbed the Goryeo envoy's collar: "Since you have already surrendered to the Great Jin, why did you send troops to attack our father's country this year?"

This Goryeo envoy was named Li Deqing, who was Jin Fushi's confidant and had even been an envoy to Jin. He recognized Wanyan Zongjun at a glance. He struggled backwards out of fear and panic, and hurriedly asked for help from the clerk of Sifang Pavilion: "Quickly stop this drunkard. How can you fight in the Ming Sifang Pavilion?"

Before the clerk could react, Wanyan Zongjun punched him and hit Li Deqing's nose with great accuracy.

"Help... Help!"

Li Deqing cried and tried to break free, but he was too weak. The drunken Wanyan Zongjun grabbed his collar and slapped him again.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa..."

The clerk of Sifang Pavilion finally blew the whistle, and more than a dozen soldiers rushed over and surrounded Wanyan Zongjun who was beating people.

Other Jin envoys also came, and Wanyan Zongfu scolded them: "You are drinking and making trouble while on a diplomatic mission. You have brought shame to the Jin Dynasty! Why don't you stop it?"

Wanyan Zongjun rolled up his sleeves and laughed: "If you meet a disobedient dog, teach it a lesson."

Li Deqing, who was rescued, was no longer so scared, but felt ashamed. He hid behind the soldiers and said: "Barbarians are barbarians. They don't know any etiquette. This kind of bastard also came to be an envoy. It seems that the Jin Dynasty really has no one left. ”

Wanyan Zongjun shouted angrily: "If you dare to be stubborn again, I will lead troops to attack Goryeo next year."

Li Deqing retorted: "Come on, there are Ming troops stationed in Pyongyang and Baozhou. If you want to lead troops to attack our country, you have to ask the Ming soldiers whether they agree or not. This year, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has sent envoys to enthrone the king of Goryeo. From now on, the Ming Dynasty and Goryeo will be father-son countries. With the help of the father country, how can we be afraid of you, the Jurchen barbarians?"

"You want to be beaten!" Wanyan Zongjun was about to rush over and beat him up again.

"Stop!"

The soldiers formed a formation and raised their weapons, aiming at Wanyan Zongjun's vital points.

Wanyan Zongfu finally couldn't stand it anymore, stepped forward and grabbed Wanyan Zongjun's sleeve, and forcibly pulled him back to the courtyard of the Jin envoy.

Closing the courtyard door, Wanyan Zongfu shouted angrily: "You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

"Ah?" Wanyan Zongjun looked like he hadn't sobered up yet.

Wanyan Zongfu asked, "Are you deliberately disrupting the peace talks?"

Wanyan Zongjun did not answer, and staggered back to his room to sleep.

There was a big problem inside the Jin Dynasty!

Wanyan Zongwang was the first to have the idea of ​​peace talks, but now he is the least willing to do so. Because the land that the Jin Dynasty intends to give up is all Wanyan Zongwang's territory, and the compensation given by the other two factions makes Wanyan Zongwang extremely dissatisfied.

Even Wanyan Zongwang is in danger of losing his military power, and even if he can still command the army, he will be controlled by others everywhere.

The Shizu faction has joined forces with the Bohai nobles, and Wanyan Zonghan has a strong army as a backing. These forces intend to sacrifice Wanyan Zongwang's interests.

So, the "marginal people" headed by Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Talai joined forces with the Han, Xi, and Khitan tyrants, and secretly formed an alliance with the emperor Wuqimai. They want to disrupt the peace talks and continue to maintain the status quo until they force their political enemies to make concessions.

Wuqimai's situation is similar to Wanyan Zongwang's. He had previously supported peace talks but felt that the two factions wanted to swallow up Wanyan Zongmou, which was a very dangerous signal. Wuqimai was afraid that those guys would do something chaotic if they fell out.

But from the perspective of the ancestral lineage, this is a perfectly normal approach.

Because the reason why Wanyan Zongwang became popular was because Wanyan Xieye and Wanyan Zongqian launched it.

They have always regarded the East Route Army as a tool of checks and balances. Now that the West Route Army has lost troops, there is no need for checks and balances anymore, so it is natural to put away the tools.

They will still let Wanyan Zongwang continue to lead the troops, but the military power of the soldiers of all ethnic groups must be handed over, and they will honestly become a member of the ancestral nobles. Wanyan Zongwang can only mobilize his own men in the future. You can also command other troops, but the prerequisite is to obtain the collective permission of the ancestors.

The triangular relationship is very strong. If it is broken and the two heroes coexist, there will definitely be problems.

The situation has been completely reversed. The Jin Kingdom's main war faction in history has now become a peacemaker. However, the Jin Kingdom peace negotiators in history are now trying every means to prevent peace negotiations.

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royal palace.

After Ju Ming received the news, he discussed it in the Privy Council, and then ran to his father.

"The internal conflicts of the Jin Kingdom have become public." Ju Ming gloated.

After listening to the analysis, Zhu Guoxiang felt a little strange: "The Jin Kingdom has been beaten into such a horrible state, don't they know how to compromise? This is a major military matter, not a struggle for power in a small unit."

"What is the difference between a country and a unit? They are just different in size."

Zhu Ming said: "Wanyan Zongwang was originally a member of the Shizu Clan, and was the front of the Shizu Clan in the army. But this facade, which was pushed out by everyone, has become popular for too long, and he wants to become a unique family. And the Shizu Clan's The controllers probably only plan to give it to a side hospital, and Wanyan Zongwang feels aggrieved because the price has not been negotiated, so he will make a fuss to show his value. "

Zhu Guoxiang sighed: "The distribution of benefits has not been negotiated, and it is really a matter of life and death."

"The main reason was that we broke the balance on the battlefield," Ju Ming elaborated. "The Jin Kingdom's Bojilie Conference was similar to the Manchu Qing Dynasty's Council of Ministers. The Manchu Qing Dynasty was able to take over power from the nobles because Nurhaci failed. However, Huang Taiji had too much prestige to turn the tide and suppressed other nobles. On the basis of Huang Taiji, the Dorgon brothers continued to defeat them until Shunzhi finally took over power. "

"But the Kingdom of Jin is much more tortuous. The successor is not a figure like Huang Taiji, but Wu Qimai, who has lost power. Not only has the power of the aristocracy not been taken back, but it has become stronger, and some have changed from two factions to three factions. trend."

"In history, the Jin Kingdom went through three large-scale political massacres before finally solving this problem. But while solving the problem, it also eliminated those who could fight."

"The current political system of the Jin Kingdom is extremely backward, which is probably equivalent to the time when Nurhaci of the Manchu Qing Dynasty just died. They urgently need a Huang Taiji."

"Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongfu both have the potential to be Huang Taiji. But the former's bloodline is wrong. He is not the son of Aguda, so he will never be recognized by the ancestral line. The latter's military prestige is insufficient, and he himself has no politics. Ambition is a waste of unique resources.”

"As for Wu Qimai, because he won the country unfairly and it was difficult to gain military morale, he had to compromise with the ancestral nobles. Compromise step by step, compromise step by step, and now they are all in vain."

"The Jin Kingdom is like this. As long as the Southern Song Dynasty didn't mess around, the Jurchen nobles themselves could kill each other to death."

"They are evenly matched opponents. They are simply competing to see who is worse, and the Southern Song Dynasty is obviously worse."

After hearing this, Zhu Guoxiang sighed and said: "It seems that the Kingdom of Jin has nothing to worry about. Do you agree to negotiate a temporary peace?"

Ju Ming smiled and said: "The Jin people are in internal strife, so of course I want to negotiate for peace. Once the external pressure disappears, they will fight more excitingly. When the time comes, immediately tear up the peace treaty and kill them! They can tear up the peace treaty with the Song Dynasty, why can't I go back on my words?" "

"Since we have to negotiate a temporary peace and Ming Dynasty's financial pressure can be alleviated, should I take the opportunity to retire?" Zhu Guoxiang finally said the key topic.

Zhu Ming rolled his eyes at his father: "You can just hold on for a few more years. I heard that Concubine An is pregnant again. Why is she retiring before she gets old?"

"roll!"

Zhu Guoxiang became angry because of shame, and his happy life as an emperor was far away.

Ju Ming stood up happily, patted his butt and said: "If there is no war next year, I will just take the time to send people to Japan to explore the Iwami Silver Mine. Damn it, the rich people in China are all hamsters, they have built so many All the silver coins have been hidden, and now there are no silver coins on the market.”