Needless to say, this was a secret letter that only military officials could enjoy. What puzzled these central government officials was that three chicken feathers were glued tightly onto the wooden box? !
But soon, as the officers above the rank of commander present, as well as Emperor Zhao himself, became extremely serious after seeing the chicken feathers, these smart civil officials finally came to their senses. This was probably a sign of the seriousness of the message.
However, Zhao Jiu opened the chicken feather note, flipped through it quickly, and then relaxed on the spot, as if it was a false alarm.
Seeing this, Zhao Ding frowned slightly, waited for a while, and then stepped forward to ask: "Sir, may I ask how serious the military situation is? Can you tell me?"
"It's not a serious matter, but I'll tell you sooner or later." Zhao Jiu handed the note directly to Zhao Ding, and then continued to look up at the sky, but he spoke fluently. "Wuqimai had a stroke, didn't he? Nianhan led the Grand Marshal Jiaguolun Bojile... But just ten days ago, the three brothers of Wanyan Wushu killed Nianhan, forced Wuqimai to abdicate as the emperor, and established the crown prince, that is, their nephew Hela as the king, and changed the era name to Huangtong, and moved the capital to Yanjing."
Zhao Ding held out his hand and took the note. Before he even opened it, he and everyone behind him were stunned.
"On the second day after Hela ascended the throne, he abolished the system of the Grand Marshal and Bogile, and set up the Grand Province and the Privy Council in the Shangshutai of Yanjing, imitating us. My eldest uncle Wanyan Wuben was the King of Liao, the Grand Tutor, and the Minister of Military and State Affairs, that is, the Prime Minister in charge of civil and military affairs; my third uncle Wanyan Erliduo was the King of Jin, the Grand Minister of the Grand Province, and the Marshal; my fourth uncle Wanyan Wushu was the King of Wei, the Privy Envoy, and the Deputy Marshal. These two people basically shared the political and military power, and Wanyan Xiyin was the Deputy Prime Minister of the Grand Province." Zhao Jiu raised his head and narrated non-stop, as if he was telling a story, but when he got to this point, he couldn't help but pause for a moment before continuing. "Then he also appointed the surrendered minister Qin Hui as the Deputy Privy Envoy... After the reform, he sent envoys south on the third day, intending to negotiate peace with us again. This letter is the message given by the envoy, which was transmitted from Zhang Rong."
"Qin Huizhi actually became the deputy envoy of the Jin Kingdom?" Zhao Ding was actually the first one to notice this.
Emperor Zhao sighed when he heard this: "Everyone has their own aspirations. Liu Yu has already proclaimed himself emperor, so Zhe Keqiu can surrender... There is no need to force him to be a Chief Censor."
"The Jin Kingdom is in such a mess, isn't it God's blessing on the Song Dynasty?" Zhang Jun reacted and was delighted for a moment. "Your Majesty, Nianhan is the most meritorious minister of the Jin Kingdom. Wanyan Wushu and his people killed Nianhan and forced Wuqimai to retreat, which is their own fault!"
Zhao Jiu kept shaking his head. "That's not the case. The Jin Dynasty was established only a few years ago, and it has mixed with some of the barbarians' tricks... If we have to sort this out, it's nothing more than that after Aguda's death, Wuqimai, Nianhan, and Aguda's sons were in a three-way balance of power. Then Wuqimai had a stroke or became sick, and suddenly lost the balance. Nianhan fought for power with Aguda's sons, and then Nianhan won first and then lost, and lost his life. Without so many tricks, there wouldn't necessarily be chaos below. Maybe the three families would unite, and the military and political unification of the Jin Dynasty would make it more difficult to deal with."
Everyone including Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun nodded and said that they did have such concerns.
"However, this matter can also be explained from the fundamental point of view." Emperor Zhao continued to talk. "After all, the Jin Kingdom was hastily transformed from a barbarian tribe into a great country with a vast territory. The territory is so large, and there are many ethnic groups. Moreover, they have no morals, and they kill and plunder without restraint. The system is not uniform. There have always been many problems in the middle, and there have always been internal strife. It is only because the military struggles in the previous 20 years have been successful, and the gold and silver they have robbed have been wasted, that these internal struggles have been covered up and delayed. And now, once they are gradually blocked by us at the edge of the Yellow River, and can no longer make military progress, they will naturally cause trouble internally."
Zhao Ding and others nodded more and more, even Qu Duan, who was both civil and military, nodded continuously... They really felt that Emperor Zhao's summary was on point, and these words could be directly reported in the imperial gazette.
Qu Duan had already thought of a name for Emperor Zhao - "The Emperor Discusses the Nature of the Jin Bandits' Coup".
The official's words were so insightful that everyone was convinced and nodded. But for some reason, Yang Yizhong, who was considered to be both civil and military, did not nod.
In fact, this long-time confidant of Emperor Zhao had always felt that something was a little strange, because something was not right after Emperor Zhao mentioned Qin Hui. In Yang Yizhong's opinion, Emperor Zhao did not seem to feel sorry for Qin Hui's following the thief, but seemed to have suddenly let go of something and felt somewhat relieved.
Otherwise, why would I bother saying all that nonsense later?
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