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The reason why Wanyan Zongwang proposed to attack the Song Dynasty was largely related to the original Han officials of the Liao Kingdom.

After the Song State took over Yanjing, it implemented the "official change" policy, and transferred a large number of Han officials from Liao, who had served in various prefectures and counties to the mainland for posts, and then transferred officials from the mainland to Yan.

First of all, the move of Song State has shown that Song State does not trust these Han officials in Liao.

That's fine.

The key is that the Han officials of the former Liao Kingdom, because they were Han people from Yan, were discriminated against by the Song people in the mainland, even the Song court's attitude towards them was also ambiguous.

Moreover, these Han officials from the former Liao Kingdom were first sent to the mainland as officials, and then transferred to the Xuanfu Department to serve. They ran back and forth, teaching them to be exhausted and difficult to maintain stability, and then felt resentful. In the end, most of the Han officials from the former Liao Kingdom fled to Pingzhou, and then told Wanyan Zongwang all the false and true aspects of the Song Kingdom.

Shangjing was the political center of the Jin Dynasty. In addition, the Jin Dynasty also had two military and political centers in the northeast and northwest of the Song Dynasty, forming two military and political groups.

One is centered on Pingzhou, presided over by Wanyan Zongwang, and controls the strategic areas of Ping, Ying and Luan areas in Guannei. It has elite soldiers and powerful generals, Wanyan Jamu, and Wanyan Talan is stationed here.

The other is based on Yunzhong Prefecture, hosted by Wanyan Zonghan, and controls Shanxi and the northwest region. Wanyan Olu, Wanyan Xiyin, and the generals Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Yin

The technique can be stationed here.

Wanyan Wuqimai, Wanyan Xie was also accused of the highest decision-making level of the Jin Dynasty. He actually didn't have much confidence in how much chance of winning he had to send troops south to attack Song.

Therefore, in order to paralyze the State of Song, to secretly investigate the military and political situation and mountains and terrain of the State of Song, and to make full preparations for sending troops south, Wanyan Wuqima sent three batches of envoys to the State of Song, which was a move that was against Wanyan Agu that year.

Before Liao, the practice of sending envoys to the Liao Kingdom was completely consistent, just like the same.

Regarding the arrival of the Jin envoy, Zhao Ji attached great importance to Zhao Ji's arrival not only to transfer horses to Beijing as a companion, but also to the Jin envoy, and personally set up an imperial banquet to entertain him.

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Zhao Ji also had a vague premonition about the frequent dispatch of envoys in the Jin Dynasty and the capture of Emperor Tianzuo by the Jin Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhao Ji issued an order to summon Zhang Xubai, a guest from Jinmen, to the palace.

The so-called "Golden Gate Feather Guest" is a Taoist priest who is famous and capable.

Zhang Xubai is one of them, and he is very good at deducing skills.

This Zhang Xubai is different from other Golden Gate Feather Guests. He likes drinking very much. He says whatever he wants after drinking, without any concealment.

Moreover, Zhang Xubai once lies on Zhao Ji's lap after being drunk, and Zhao Ji said tolerantly: "Zhang Hu, you are drunk." Zhao Ji always calls Zhang Xubai "Zhang Hu" instead of Zhang Xubai's name.

Soon, Zhang Xubai was summoned to the palace.

Zhao Ji told Zhang Xu that Emperor Bai Tianzuo had been captured by the Jurchens, and said that the Jin people sent envoys to the State of Song, asking Zhang Xubai to speculate on good and bad luck.

Zhang Xubai then used Taiyi numerology to calculate for a while and said, "Tianzuo is on the sea, and he has been building a palace for a long time."

Everyone around was shocked when they heard this, but Zhao Ji was not angry. He looked at Zhang Xubai and said slowly, "Zhang Hu, you are drunk again."

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It is impossible to hide the movement of such a large army in the Jin Kingdom from everyone.

Soon, the Song court received a report from Zhan Du, the governor of Zhongshan Prefecture, and found that the Jurchen Prime Minister Wanyan Zonghan and Vice-General Yelu Yuji led their troops to Liudian, Weizhou to hold a military parade.

A few days later, Zhan Du reported that the Jurchens selected 15,000 Jurchen soldiers, 5,000 Bohai soldiers, 2,000 Xi soldiers, and 2,000 Tieli soldiers, respectively, and were stationed in Pingzhou and Yunzhongfu Road.

Not long after, Zhan Du reported again that the Jurchens selected their own army and Han'er army, and gradually came to Yunzhong Prefecture and other places to station. They also found that the Jin army was stationed in Weizhou and Feihu County. They gathered troops and horses to collect food and grass. The locals all said that the Jurchens wanted to invade the border.

Unfortunately, none of this information attracted the attention and attention of Zhao Ji and the Song Dynasty court, nor did it attract the attention and attention of Tong Guan and Cai You who shouldered the heavy responsibility of border defense in the Song Dynasty.

What is even more puzzling is that Tong Guan actually submitted a letter to abolish the troops of Ansu, Yongning, Baoding and other troops, on the grounds that Yan territory had been recovered, the troops in these areas were useless, and the country is now in financial difficulties.

In fact, there is a reason why Zhao Ji, Tong Guan and Cai You are like this. Some people reported that the Changsheng Army was extremely powerful. Even the Yanshan Township Army was wearing full belts and rode on horses. When the Jin people saw it, they did not dare to violate the power of the tiger.

Tong Guan and Cai You have always attached great importance to Guo Yaoshi and Changsheng Army. They have repeatedly told Zhao Ji that Guo Yaoshi and Changsheng Army can rely on.

When he heard the news that the Jin people had gone by with the victory army, Zhao Ji felt that there was no problem with the Yan land.

It was not until Zhan Du reported again: "The Prime Minister of the State, Zong Han, went to the county under Yunzhong Prefecture, and ordered the army to be in charge of the township. Each of them wanted to find a plan and go to Yunzhong Prefecture to send troops and horses to Shanxi." Zhao Ji felt that it would be better to send someone to see the Hedong Road near Yunzhong.

So Zhao Ji ordered Tong Guan to go to Hedong, Hebei and Yanshan to take a look.

It may be that Tong Guan, who is already seventy-one years old, or that Tong Guan, who has won the highest honor of his ministers for half his life, wanted to take a break. After receiving Zhao Ji's order, Tong Guan did not immediately go on duty until Zhang Xiaochun, the governor of Taiyuan Prefecture, reported that "the Jin people sent a young envoy to Taiyuan,"

If you want to see Guan, you will discuss the delivery of the land in the clouds." Under Zhao Ji's repeated urging, Tong Guan set out slowly...

Zhao Ji and his ministers would never have thought that Wanyan Wu Qimai had issued an edict to attack Song a month and a half ago:

"On October Jiachen, I ordered all the generals to attack the Song Dynasty. He was appointed as the marshal of Banbojiliegao, and was transferred to the marshal of the capital. He moved the vanguard of the left deputy marshal and the vanguard of the left deputy marshal. The commander Wanyan Xiyin was the right supervisor of the marshal. The left Jinwu General Yelu Yuji was the right capital of the marshal and entered Taiyuan from Xijing.

The Lu Army commander Ta Lai was the commander of the six ministries, Zong Wang was the commander of the Nanjing Lu, and the deputy minister of the Zhumu, from Nanjing to Yanshan..."

Now that the Jin army has deployed its troops, it is almost time to launch an attack on the slow-responsive Song Dynasty...

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Chapter completed!