Chapter 342 Autumn Wind
The heat of July.
For the time being, people south of the Yellow River may not feel the temperature change, 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, the heat and cold are still no joke, and still have a bearing on life and death. Of course, although the temperature in spring and autumn is suitable, it is still busy with farming... It is just as hard.
On the other hand, for the real dignitaries of various ethnic groups and some wealthy people in Yanjing City, the change of seasons seems to be a purely good thing.
The weather is clear and the temperature is just right in autumn, which is a good time for scholars to feel sad about autumn and compose two poems to send to the young king in order to plan for the future. Young men of all ethnic groups can also ride horses for autumn hunting and show their bravery in front of Jurchen nobles... Anyway, they don't have to fan themselves all day long.
Back to the present, early in the morning of that day, Qin Hui, who had changed into a horse-riding outfit, came out of his house. In the open space in front of the door, there were already dozens of servants and family servants, plus more than a dozen Han warriors. When they saw their master coming out, they split into two again... The former, after the master nodded, took several vehicles of different shapes and went directly to the north of the city, while the latter, who were generally wearing leather armor, followed Qin Xianggong on horseback, and then went to the direction of the Shangshu Terrace with a crowd of people following them.
Along the way, similar teams with mounted warriors and their entourage kept appearing. When they saw Qin Huizhi, who was the prime minister of the dynasty, a close confidant of the King of Wei, and who was always kind to others, not only ordinary officials and Han people, but even some generals and senior officials of Jurchen origin were very polite. They all made way for him, gave way to him, and even followed him.
During this period, Qin Huizhi first ran into the brothers Wulinda Zanmo, the Minister of Rites, and Wulinda Taiyu, the captain of the army, then met Han Fang, the Hanlin scholar, and finally, as expected, ran into Hong Ya, the chief imperial secretary of the capital province, and Zheng Xiunian, the vice minister of the Ministry of Rites, who were waiting on the way. A group of people gathered, some like Wulinda with nearly a hundred armored knights, and some like Zheng Xiunian with seven or eight leather armored followers, almost blocking the entire street.
"Wulin answered the minister."
After walking a few more steps, Qin Hui, who was riding in the middle, looked around and smiled. "There are too many of us, why not stretch the team out and walk on the right side to avoid blocking anyone's way?"
Hearing this, Wulinda Zanmo had not yet responded, but his brother, Wanhu Wulinda Taiyu, was the first to disagree: "Prime Minister Qin is very good, but he is too cautious... We are walking, and when the kings come, we naturally have to dismount and avoid them. But if it weren't for the kings, who are we afraid of?"
These words were very convincing coming from Wulinda Taiyu's mouth.
You know, as a vassal of the Wanyan clan, the Wulinda clan was considered to be a branch of Wanyan Nianhan because it was Wanyan Nianhan who was responsible for the annexation from the beginning. However, they had their own tribe after all, so they were one of the pillars of the Wanyan regime quite early on. The fall of Nianhan did not seriously affect the status of their clan.
On the contrary, having killed all the male members of Nianhan's family and driven away the king and his son, in order to maintain stability, the three Aguda sons and their children instead tried to win over the rather representative Wulinda clan.
For example, Wulinda Zanmo, the actual leader of the Wulinda clan, was married to the wet nurse of Nianhan's grandson, so he was inevitably a little panicked after the change in the Secretariat. However, it was Qin Huizhi's suggestion that arranged a marriage between the eldest son of Wanyan Erlido, the former Third Prince and today's King of Jin, and Wulinda Zanmo's daughter.
From then on, Wulinda became the core pillar of Aguda's direct power.
And since they have become one of them, Wulinda has actually made another step forward recently... It turns out that the matter started with the change in the Secretariat. After Nianhan surrendered and promoted Wanyan Balisu to be the actual commander of the Western Army and the garrison commander of Taiyuan as promised, in order to prevent the power of Yin Shuke and his brothers from becoming too powerful, and also to retaliate against Yin Shuke's hesitation in the Secretariat at that time, Yin Shuke's post as the garrison commander of Yanjing was "naturally" lost after Yanjing became the only capital.
Therefore, in the Yanjing area, only the other four Heza Meng'ans of the Great Jin Kingdom were used as the base, plus the original Yin Shuke's old subordinates to form the base of a royal guard, and no additional troops were stationed.
However, just two months ago, Wulindatai, a commander of the Eastern Army stationed in Zhending Prefecture, who was born in the Wulinda clan, wanted to get an imperial decree and transferred his talents directly to the south of Yanjing City to set up a large camp. He seemed to be replacing Wanyan Yinshuke and becoming the new chief of the garrison in Yanjing.
Theoretically, no one should be afraid of such a prominent family.
However, no matter how fearful he was, the leader of the Wulinda clan, Wulinda Zanmo, was a diplomatic worker after all, and was much better at dealing with people than his brothers. After a moment's thought, he interrupted his brothers who were still complaining, and then turned around and ordered his soldiers to make way.
What’s interesting is that not long after they made way, dozens of Jurchen armored cavalrymen actually galloped past them from behind, and without even looking at this group of Yanjing dignitaries, they directly overtook them halfway.
Everyone was completely stunned at first, but they quickly reacted and saw the flag. The person who had just passed by was none other than Wulinda Zanmo's mortal enemy Wendun Sizhong... Considering this man's temperament, qualifications, and status as the Fourth Prince's confidant, it would have been unreasonable for him not to take such action when he saw Wulinda's flag in front of him.
However, unlike Wulindatai who was furious and Zheng Xiunian who was trembling with fear, the other four people, namely Qin Hui, Hong Ya, Han Fang and Wulinda Zanmo, looked at each other in confusion after they came to their senses.
It’s simple. Wen Dunsizhong shouldn’t be in Yanjing—he has been exiled to Hezhong Prefecture for a full year.
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