July is on fire.

For the time being, the temperature changes south of the Yellow River may not be felt, but here in Yanjing, the passing of summer has been clearly felt.

However, this is probably a good thing.

Because for ordinary people in this era, heat and cold are still no joke, they are still a matter of life and death. Of course, although the temperature is suitable in spring and autumn, it is also hard to be busy with farming...

On the other hand, for the real dignitaries and some wealthy people in Yanjing City, the change of seasons seems to be a purely good thing.

Autumn is crisp and the temperature is suitable. The literati feel sad about the autumn and write two poems for the young king to plan for the future; while the children of all ethnic groups can also go hunting in the autumn and show their martial prowess in front of the Jurchen nobles... Anyway, there is no need to spend the whole day as a prince and a prince.

Turned the fan.

Back to the present, early that morning, Qin Hui, who had changed into a suit suitable for riding horses, came out of his home. In the open space in front of the door, there were dozens of servants, servants, and more than ten Han warriors and princes. At this time, he saw

When the owner came out, he was divided into two again... The former, after the owner nodded, directly led several vehicles of different shapes to the north of the city, while the latter, who generally wore leather armor, followed Qin Xianggong and mounted their horses, and then

Then, shouting in front of them and crowding behind them, they headed towards the Chancellor's Desk.

Along the way, teams with horse-riding warriors appeared constantly. They saw Qin Huizhi, who was the current prime minister, a close confidant of the King of Wei, and was always friendly and kind. Not to mention an ordinary official or Han member.

Some of the Jurchen generals, most of whom were polite, moved out of the way, evaded a little, or even followed.

During this period, Qin Huizhi first bumped into Wulin Dazanmo, the Minister of Rites, and Wulin Da Taiyu, brothers of Wanhu. Then he met Han Fang, a Hanlin scholar, and his family. Finally, as expected, he bumped into the capital waiting on the way.

Provincial General Zhengzhi Hong Ya, and Minister of Rites Zheng Xiunian. A group of people gathered together. There were many people like Wu Linda with nearly a hundred armored knights, and there were few people like Zheng Xiunian, and there were seven or eight leather-armored followers.

, but almost the entire street was blocked.

"Wulin replied to Shangshu."

After walking a few more steps, Qin Hui, who was riding in the middle, looked around and smiled proactively. "There are too many of us, why not lengthen the team and keep to the right to prevent blocking anyone's road?"

Hearing this, Wulin Duzanmo had not yet responded, but his brother Wulin Dutaiyu of Wanhu was the first to disagree: "Qin Xianggong is very good, but he is a little too careful... As we people are walking, a few kings are coming

Of course, we have to dismount together to avoid it, but if it’s not a few kings, who are we afraid of?”

These words coming from Wu Lin Da Taiyu's mouth are quite convincing.

You know, as a vassal of the Wanyan clan, the Wulinda clan was regarded as a lineage of Wanyan Nianhan because Wanyan Nianhan was responsible for the annexation from the beginning. However, they have their own tribe after all, so they were considered as such quite early.

The fall of Nianhan, one of the pillars of the Wanyan regime, did not seriously affect the status of their clan.

On the contrary, the men of Nianhan's family have been killed and the father and son of the country have been driven away. In order to maintain stability, the three Aguda parents and children deliberately attracted the rather representative Wulinda clan.

For example, as the actual leader of the Wulinda family, Wulindazanmo's wife was the wet nurse of Nianhan's grandson, so he was a little panicked after the incident at Shangshutai. However, it was Qin Huizhi's advice that allowed the former third prince to become the third prince today.

The eldest son of King Wanyan of Jin Dynasty made a marriage arrangement with the daughter of Wulin Dazanmo.

Since then, the Wulinda family has become the core pillar of the direct power of Aguda.

And now that they have become one of their own, the Wulin family has actually gone a step further recently... It turns out that the matter has to start with the incident at Shangshutai, where Wanyan was promoted to the actual commander of the West Route Army in Nianhan, as promised After Guan stayed behind in Taiyuan, in order to prevent Yin Shuke's brothers from becoming too powerful, and also to retaliate for Yin Shuke's hesitation at the Chancellor's desk at that time, Yin Shuke's position as Yanjing's stay-at-home officer became 'naturally' the only one in Yanjing. It drifted directly after the capital.

Therefore, the Yanjing area only used the other four Hezha Meng'an of the Great Jin Kingdom as the base, plus the original Yin Shu Kejiu Ministry to scrape together a Imperial Guard base, and no additional troops were stationed.

However, just two months ago, Wanhu Wulindatai, a member of the East Route Army who was born in the Wulin clan and was stationed in Zhending Prefecture, wanted to get the order, so he transferred his skills to the south of Yanjing City with Wanhu and established a large camp. He himself was vaguely expected to replace Wanyan Yinshuke and become the new general manager of the Yanjing garrison.

Of course, in theory, no one should be afraid of such a prominent family.

However, he is not afraid of returning. After all, the leader of the Ulin clan, Ulin Dazammo, is a diplomat. His conduct is much better than that of his brothers. He just thought for a moment and interrupted the brother who was still complaining. Then he personally turned around and ordered his own soldiers to get out of the way.

What's interesting is that not long after we got out of the way, dozens of Jurchen armors actually rode past us, and without even looking at this group of Yanjing dignitaries, they overtook the horse halfway.

Everyone was completely stunned at first, but soon realized that the person who had just passed by was none other than Wen Dunsizhong, Wulin Dazammo's mortal enemy... With this person's character, qualifications, and identity as the fourth prince's confidant, it seemed that It would be unreasonable not to take this action when the Ulin clan's flag is in front.

However, unlike Wulin Taiyu who was furious and Zheng Xiunian who was trembling with fear, the other four people, namely Qin Hui, Hong Ya, Han Fang, and Wulin Dazanmo looked at each other again after they came to their senses.

Without him, Wen Dun Sizhong should not be in Yanjing - he has been in exile in Hezhong Prefecture for a full year.

If such a person returns to Yanjing at this time, he is afraid that something will happen to the court!

However, in a large public place, everyone's positions were not the same, and it was difficult to communicate. I could only suppress my surprises, force a smile, and arrive at the Chancellor's desk on time.

When we arrived here, we saw already a sea of ​​people inside and outside the Chancellor's Terrace. There were densely packed ceremonial guards, soldiers, and flags, and the dignitaries of Yanjing could be seen everywhere.

Of course, the Qin Hui group did not have to wait outside at all. Instead, they abandoned their guards and entered the Shangshu Terrace. However, they went directly into the main hall of the Shangshu Terrace and paid homage to the king and two of the three ruling kings.

Immediately, the King of Jin led the Prime Minister of the Province Wanyan Yinliduo, and the King of Wei led the Prime Minister Wanyan Wushu to invite the lord of the country who was also in military uniform to come out of the palace.

The three uncles and nephews came to the outside of the palace and mounted their horses directly in the open space outside the palace. Then they all met with Deputy Provincial Minister Wanyan Xiyin, Deputy Privy Councilor Qin Hui, Wanyan Yinshuke, Wanyan Talan, Wanyan Wuye, and Wanyan. Yan Pu family slaves, Wulin Dazanmo, Wulin Da Taiyu, Han Fang, Hong Ya... and so on, the Jurchen dignitaries, senior central officials, and even mid-level civil and military officials like Zheng Xiunian also mounted their horses and surrounded the three of them. , the emperor was slightly in front, and the two kings were half a horse behind, and they left the chancery together.

When they came outside, the leaders of various tribes, the dignitaries of Yanjing, and military officers at all levels who were waiting here drew their swords and brightened their swords, cheering for joy.

In the end, under the leadership of Yuqian Hezha Meng'an, they gradually became unified. First, they chanted together, may the Lord of the country live to be one hundred and twenty years old, and then prayed that His Highness the King of Jin and His Highness the King of Wei would be protected and live forever

Will not get hurt.

After struggling for a while, the two gangs quickly opened the way, and each family and tribe brought their own warriors to follow, and they all walked north along the main road in Yanjing City and left Yanjing City.

Then, the logistics team waiting outside the city followed up in time. At this time, Wulin Dataiyu also broke away from the team early, detoured to the west of the city, and took the five men who had been prepared long ago to catch up with the imperial driver and accompany them north.

It turned out that the former young king's birthday was in the early autumn, and once this birthday passed, he would have turned fifteen years old. Since he was fifteen years old, as the emperor of Jin who founded the country by force, he had to show some martial prowess.

And today, everyone is making such a fuss because they want to accompany the Great Jin Emperor on his first trip to the capital for autumn hunting.

In order to ensure the success of this autumn hunt, the King of Liao, who had half the nurturing grace of the king, the Taishi and the Duke and Prime Minister Wanyan Onben, led the remaining two Hezha Meng'an out of the customs early to make preparations.

Wanyan Yinliduo, the so-called prime minister of the provincial capital of the Jin Dynasty, also returned directly after leaving the city for ten miles.

Finally, King Wanyan Wushu of Wei assisted the king and led the huge autumn hunting team all the way north. Their first stop for this autumn hunting was not the old Jin Dynasty in the northeast.

Du Ningfu, or Liaoyang Prefecture, is the old capital of the Liao Kingdom, commonly known as the capital of Linhuang Prefecture in Shangjing.

It is also the hometown of Yelu Dashi.

In fact, this move is a kind of appropriate meaning in the question... In the past, the emperor of Liao Dynasty kept visiting the Jurchen leaders for the sake of the country's stability. Today, of course, the Jurchen emperor also wants to visit the Khitan leaders for the sake of the country's stability.

It's a matter of courtesy.

Especially now, considering that the Mongols to the west of Linhuang Mansion are increasingly active and growing, and even more so considering the strong diplomatic encirclement and alliance policy of the Zhao Guan family in the south, going here at this time should greatly frighten Hebule, the king of Eastern Mongolia.

As well as the Khitan tribes in Linhuang Prefecture, and those who are stuck between the Eastern Mongolian Alliance under Hebule and Linhuang Prefecture.

The autumn air was crisp, the reputation of the Jurchen armored cavalry was still there, and the military discipline was still there. In addition, this was the first time that the king had entered the army in uniform at the age of fifteen, which was of great political significance. Therefore, few people dared to cause trouble on the way north.

Come.

So within a few days, the imperial commander safely arrived in the Xinghua area (today's Chengde area), an important place outside the Great Wall, and stationed himself on the bank of the Luan River.

In the evening of that day, King Wei Wanyan Wushu presided over a "military meeting in front of the imperial court" and decided to abandon Dading Mansion in the northeast and march directly along the open area of ​​​​the upper reaches of the Luan River to Linhuang Mansion... There are three reasons:

First, to prevent such a large team from entering the prosperous area and disturbing the people, especially the autumn harvest;

Secondly, the open area in the upper reaches of the Luan River is suitable for marching and hunting;

Thirdly, it is easier to scare the Mongols by walking to the west, and it is easier to scare the Khitans by quickly arriving at Linhuang Mansion.

What His Highness the King of Wei said is clear and logical. Who dares to object?

Naturally, they all passed.

You must know that since Wanyan Wushu withdrew from Xijing in embarrassment last year, many old-school dignitaries outside the Great Wall took the opportunity to criticize His Highness the King of Wei under the banner of tribal democracy... However, no one expected that not only did he always belong to

The generals of the East Route Army and the West Route Army who were direct descendants of the three Wanyan brothers also all supported Wanyan Wushu.

After pulling away from the speed, the generals of the West Route Army and the generals of the East Route Army wrote a letter to express their position. The general idea was that this time the King of Wei was not to blame, but the Zhao Song official opposite had always been a thoughtful person, and happened to catch the Jin Dynasty preparing to do so.

At the time of the strategic retreat, they took advantage of the opportunity when the Jin Kingdom was unable to make up its mind to cross the river and engage in a decisive battle, and launched a massive advance, making it seem as if the Song people on the opposite side had taken advantage of them.

In fact, those places are useless places that the country is ready to abandon.

The only problem is Xixia. They should have handed these useless pieces to Xixia and then secured their flanks, but Xixia tried to commit suicide and was too late to save them.

In short, His Highness the King of Wei did not make any mistakes, and the Western Route Army was still brave. It was just that his teammates were terrible and the opponent was too cunning.

Even Wanyan Wushu, who returned to Hedong, wrote a letter to express his approval of Wanyan Wushu... This is not incomprehensible, because Wanyan Wushu was originally there to solve the problem of splitting of living women, and he maintained his attitude throughout the process.

This is almost equivalent to pardoning the separatist behavior of living women several times.

Regarding this, although Wanyan Huonu didn't know what seven escapes and seven attempts were, she was somewhat convinced and grateful.

And since the East and West field armies have all expressed their support, those people outside the wall are arrogant and can't do anything. What's more, under the banner of tribal democracy, they also annoyed the young king and the new king who took advantage of the throne.

The superior local forces of Yanyun, as well as subordinates such as Qin Hui.

Therefore, after a lot of troubles, it was exactly the opposite of what those people thought, because the army and the local forces in the Yanyun area still had the support of Jiang Ren, and in addition, one of the three brothers, King Wanyan Yinliduo, became more and more convinced of Buddhism, and

Like Wanyan Lou's generation, his health gradually deteriorated, and King Wanyan Wushu's actual power rose instead of falling.

Turning back to that night, the military meeting passed without any surprise, and the central ministers naturally returned to their camps to rest.

But by this time, people such as Hong Ya and Zheng Xiunian were exhausted and fell down directly because they were not used to traveling long distances with the army.

However, Qin Hui, deputy envoy to the Privy Council, was an exception. He was nicknamed Qin Changjiao when he was young. Later, he had the experience of being captured by the North, which made him adapt to the rough and turbulent situation early. So after he returned, instead of resting, he aroused some of his emotions.

A servant guard, holding a lantern and a torch, patrolled the camp for a while... When he met someone who was in need of something, he always tried to find a way to help; when he met someone who was wronged on the road, he couldn't help but comfort him a little...

After a round, we can all talk about it with Jurchens, Yanyun Haner, Bohai people, Xi people, and Khitan people.

However, after the inspection, when he returned to his tent, Qin Xianggong was shocked to find that someone had come to his tent waiting for him early, and he must have been waiting for a long time.

That's right, the person who came was none other than the most powerful King of Jin and Wei in the world, the Prime Minister Wanyan Wushu.

"Mr. Qin, have you read all the newspapers from the south?"
To be continued...