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From Tongzhou to Zhongdu, there is the Tongji River Cao Canal by water, while the land route runs parallel to the Cao Canal.The fifty-mile water journey is also the only way for the wealth of the Central Plains to gather in the central capital. Therefore, when Wan Yan Chenghui came here when he was young, he saw sails covering the sky on the river, and the trackers on the bank were as dense as ants.

But from the Cheng'an period, the struggle within the court became more and more intense.The emperor fought with the Zongwang, the Jurchen military aristocrats fought with the Han officials, and among the Han officials, there was also a dispute between the so-called "gentlemen" and "villains".At the end of the fight, the officials who were more familiar with specific government affairs were probably negligent in terms of political standing, so everyone was unlucky.In Wanyan Chenghui's impression, Zhang Jiazhen, then Prime Minister of Dushui, was charged with a crime, called "Although capable, but without virtue, he is good at running around to gain snobbery", and then he was kicked out of the court center .

From then on, the imperial court no longer cared about water control, and let the Yellow River flood and the Cao River silt up.Connecting the Cao Canal in Tongzhou and Zhongdu, and receiving the incoming water from the Jinkou Gate, it will not be silted up. The problem is that the water volume is getting less and less and the water is very urgent, and the water transportation will soon be slackened.Therefore, the transportation from Tongzhou to Zhongdu was changed to land transportation. During the Da'an period, as many as 6 civilians were mobilized between the two places on a daily basis, and there were also tens of thousands of transfer vehicles.

This kind of prosperity, compared with the prosperity of water transportation in the past, is already the result of the weakness of Dajin.But even this kind of prosperity did not last long. Three years after Da'an, the war between Dajin and Mongolia intensified and they suffered repeated defeats.

Wanyan Chenghui traveled from Tongzhou to Zhongdu, but along the way he saw deserted houses, woods that had been cut down, burned forts and camps, and there were even more refugees watching carefully in the wilderness in the distance, and dogs barking one after another in the distance.If this is not a scene of the end of the world, Wanyan Chenghui doesn't know how else to describe it.

Although he was forced by the situation and had to go to Zhongdu to surrender to Guo Ning, he knew very well in his heart that the sudden rise of this man with a powerful force corresponds to the gradual disintegration of the Jurchen regime.

The Jurchen couldn't be more clear about how terrifying the Mongolian army is, and Guo Ning's ability to defeat the Mongolian army several times in a row proves that his force is enough to crush the entire Daikin.In the future, Guo Ning and Genghis Khan may have to compete again, but the regime of the Dajin Kingdom is probably coming to an end.

The next thing to do is to leave the arena earlier or later, to make a decent exit, to see if the political capital in the hands of the Jurchens can be exchanged for something, so as to prevent the conflict between the two parties from erupting and causing blood to flow into rivers.

The reason why Guo Ning was able to force himself to take the initiative to meet him was because he was sure that he would never let go of this chance to fight for the last bit of decency.

Every time he thought of this, Wanyan Chenghui was in a bad mood, and he didn't know what attitude to use to meet Guo Ning.Therefore, his speed is not very fast.After walking for a while, he stopped to take a look at the scenery, but it turned out to be barren, and the more he looked at it, the more uncomfortable he became.

The next morning, the cavalry team was still more than ten miles away from the Zhahe camp, but they encountered thick clouds and there would be showers.The weather has not been right for the past few years, and the vicinity of Central Capital has been droughted for a long time, so the rain is naturally a good thing.But the schedule was delayed, which added a lot of depression to Wanyan Chenghui.

Fortunately, many abandoned buildings can be found along the road, including a very large restaurant, just in time for the cavalry to take shelter from the rain.Wanyan Chenghui and his subordinates urged their horses over, and soon the rain was pouring down. The rain was so heavy that even the water level of the canal rose up visible to the naked eye. Wanyan Chenghui stood by the window and stared blankly. By two minutes, many dry low-lying tidal flats inside the embankment had been covered by river water.

When he was in a state of confusion, his mind often wandered, and when he turned around and came back, he was startled.

It turns out that on this floor of the restaurant, many pedestrians who took shelter from the rain gathered in a short period of time.Most of these people were capable in appearance, and it was obvious that they came here on horseback, but Wan Yan Chenghui came from Tongzhou, and he didn't see anyone traveling with him along the way.And even though they gathered, they all held their breath and concentrated, as if they didn't dare to disturb anyone.

Hey guys, I recognize you guys!Is this a special show for me?

Wanyan Chenghui started as a close minister of Emperor Zhang Zong. When he was young, he was famous for his broad knowledge of classics and history. He was in charge of criminal justice, money and food transfer, and civil affairs. Yi's political opponents.Later, he transferred to the military, fought against the Song people in the Southern Dynasties, and defeated the civil uprising in Shandong.

In the past few years, the Jurchen's famous ministers and generals have withered one after another, and the few rising stars are all under the leadership of King Sui of Nanjing.In the huge Zhongdu Road, Shuhu Gaoqi rebelled, Pu San Anzhen died, and Pu Sanduan was too old to be a director. Now it seems that he is the only important official who is qualified to be the representative of the Jurchens.

Although he has never really reached the position of a powerful minister in the court, he has experienced many ups and downs in the officialdom for decades, and has a wide range of knowledge, and his eyes are not mixed with sand.

This situation was weird, and he immediately realized it.It turned out to be the group of dogs in Zhongdu City, none of them dared to stand out, they insisted on waiting for me to show up, and they were afraid that I would sell them out, so they came here to watch, lest they miss any clues!

In the old days, Wanyan Chenghui would definitely let the guards arrest these people and beat them up, so that the masters behind these people will suffer bad luck.But now, he was full of worry and helpless, even though he knew it was weird, he didn't care about it at all.

At the moment, he just sat down at a set of tables and chairs occupied by his entourage, took his skin bag and drank water.The leader of the guards on the side was a little nervous, holding the handle of the knife in his hand, and kept scanning his surroundings.

"Captain, let's leave immediately when the rain subsides." The guard leader said softly, "These people have been secretly watching us. I think something is wrong!"

"Don't be nervous." Wan Yan Chenghui sighed: "Once we set off, they will follow immediately. So it's meaningless to leave early and late? They look at the table next to the door. It's not the son of Pu Sanduan, the servant of General Su Zhi Is Sannatan coming out? They probably sneaked out of Zhongdu secretly, and came here to meet me!"

"This..." The guard leader frowned: "Why is this?"

"They want to see if I will become Yuan Tianmu of the Great Jin Kingdom..."

Wanyan Chenghui sighed one after another, as if the bitterness was endless: "Thanks to their kindness, I, an old man in his 60s, have to work hard! Why, if I become Yuan Tianmu, can they still hold Yuan Ziyou?" Come?"

As soon as I said this, I suddenly heard a young man from behind ask, "Who is Yuan Tianmu? Who is Yuan Ziyou? These two names sound familiar."

The abandoned hall was very quiet, except for the wind and rain outside, the people hardly spoke a word.Wanyan Chenghui's voice was very soft, but everyone could hear it, and this young man's voice could also be heard by everyone.

Because of the heavy rain just now, everyone rushed into the hall in a hurry.After coming in, they all stared at Yan Chenghui again, no one really took a close look at the companions in the hall.Suddenly, they heard someone speak indiscriminately, and everyone turned to look at it.

I saw no less than thirty or fifty strong guards sitting in the inner side of the hall, all of them were tall, with bows and crossbows on their backs, and long knives on their belts.These people had obviously rested here before the heavy rain, and the representative sent by the Jurchen nobles came to Lu Xing and had never seen them.

Surrounded by the guards was the young man who spoke just now.

The young man asked, and a tall, bushy-bearded scholar beside him explained: "Yuan Tianmu was an important minister of the Yuan clan who was in the same party as Er Zhurong in the late Northern Wei Dynasty. Ziyou was the Emperor Xiaozhuang of the Northern Wei Dynasty who was promoted by Er Zhurong, and later he trapped and killed Er Zhurong and Yuan Tianmu, and his family was hanged to death by Er Zhuzhao."

The young man patted his forehead: "Yes, yes, I remembered. We talked about this period of history a few days ago. At that time, I said that Er Zhurong was the chief of Qihu, and his own talents were scarce. Therefore, his power rapidly increased. While expanding, we had to rely on the courts of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, using Yuan Tianmu as the middleman of the two families."

Speaking of this, he laughed twice: "Haha, haha. Our Dinghai has no reliance on Dajin's court, and it doesn't really matter whether there is a Yuan Tianmu or not."

Having said that, who doesn't know his identity yet!
The representatives of the group of Jurchen nobles in the hall stood up loudly, some ran out of the hall against the heavy rain, and some fell to their knees.