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The next morning, Wang Yuan, Yue Fei and Ying Qin left Chang'an and returned to the battlefield of the Central Plains.

Luo Sinan urgently summoned Yuanye and Yan Qing to discuss the use of Qin Hui and Li Shishi to disrupt the Jiangning court and help the army gain more advantages in the battlefield of the Central Plains.

"Jiangning is already in chaos." Yuanye laughed when he heard Luo Sinan's suggestion, "Actually, you know that Tong Guan came to Jiangning and was in charge of the government affairs. With one person and ten thousand people, he was powerful. Zhang Bangchang and Yuwen Xuzhong and other ministers were fighting against him, and both sides fought fiercely. The south was originally the world of the new party, and Cai Jing's disciples were spread all over the southeast. In order to suppress Tong Guan and Zhang Bangchang and others, the old emperor deliberately supported him, but as a result, a new force was formed in the court. These southerners had a very large local power, mixed roots and deep foundations. Like Zhang Bangchang and Yuwen Xuzhong, they believed that eunuchs would harm the country when they were in power, so they were all determined to defeat Tong Guan. Tong Guan's life in the southeast is not easy now. If my army breaks through the Jianghuai army and forces Jiangning, the situation in Jiangning will deteriorate."

"Deterioration?" Rosnan asked in surprise, "How to deteriorate? Why do you have such a judgment?"

Yuanye glanced at Yan Qing, and King Yan smiled slightly, and said to Luo Sinan: "In recent secret letters, Li Shishi told us that the old emperor heard that the Tiger Lie Army destroyed Xixia, and his confidence was severely damaged, so he deliberately hid in Hangzhou. Let's make an idea. If our army broke through the Jianghuai River and drank the Yangtze River, Jiangning was seriously threatened, would the old emperor continue to stay in Jiangning? Obviously not. He must learn from the lessons he learned and fled to Hangzhou or further away."

"The old emperor was timid and fled, and he kept running away. He lost the hearts of the people, and now he gave up on himself, not asking about political affairs, but only caring about pleasure. I heard that many ministers in Jiangning were plotting to push Zhao Heng to the throne again. When Zhao Heng became the emperor, one of the targets of eunuchs was the eunuchs, followed by the trusted and important officials of the old emperor, Cai Jing, Wang Fu, etc., so Tong Guan was the most afraid of this matter, and he would never let this happen again."

"So we can imagine that if the old emperor fled Jiangning and Tong Guan followed the old emperor, then Jiangning would definitely have a coup. Zhang Bangchang, Yuwen Xuzhong and the officials in the south were very likely to support Zhao Heng as the emperor." Yan Qing smiled, "But the old emperor and Tong Guan have learned their lessons. They will not repeat the same mistakes, and they must prepare for the last resort. Therefore, it is a matter of time before the chaos in Jiangning. It can be predicted that as long as our army approaches Jiangning, most of the riots will happen."

Luo Sinan thought for a while and said, "Our attack is about to begin. Please tell the people in Jiangning Mansion as quickly as possible to try to disrupt the situation, to conquer the Tiger and Lieutenant Army to fight south, and to unify China and Turkey as soon as possible."

"Time is too tight. If you want the situation in Jiangning to get chaos immediately, the best way is to implement a divisive plan." Yuan Ye said.

"Where will the plan come out?" Luo Sinan asked.

"Tong Guan and Yuwen Xuzhong are a pair of mortal enemies. These two first attacked each other in Bian and Jing court, and later participated in the Northern Expedition together. Later, they both formed a relationship with the King of Han. The old emperor fled to the southeast, thanks to the strong help of these two. Now these two are prominent figures in Jiangning, with completely opposite political views and are both willing to kill each other. If we take the opportunity to assassinate one of them, the consequences can be imagined."

Luo Sinan pondered for a long time and suddenly asked, "For such a long time, you have not sent anyone to contact Yuwen Xuzhong? After all, he has been in Daibei and has been with us for a long time. He has a very good relationship with the King of Han. If he was not in Bianjing, he would have worked with us in Chang'an now."

"We tried to contact us, but we couldn't contact us." Yuan Ye said, "The old emperor, Tong Guan, and Zhang Bangchang all know the relationship between Yuwen Xuzhong and us. As for Yuwen Xuzhong himself, if he wants to live well in the southeast, he must fight us twice, otherwise he will definitely die."

"Then..." Luo Sinan hesitated for a moment and asked again, "In your opinion, if my tiger lieutenant army drank the Yangtze River and approached Jiangning, what position would Yuwen Xuzhong take?"

Yuan Ye and Yan Qing looked at each other and smiled bitterly. When Luo Sinan was in Daibei, he asked Li Gang and Yuwen Xuzhong for advice, and there was a relationship between teachers and students. Now, although Luo Sinan and Li Gang have different political views and fierce conflicts, Luo Sinan still respects Li Gang very much and treats him with the courtesy of his teacher. From this, it can be imagined that Luo Sinan would never agree to attack Yuwen Xuzhong, but in terms of Jiangning's situation, it is too difficult to assassinate Tong Guan, and assassinate Yuwen Xuzhong is much easier. Once Yuwen Xuzhong is assassinated, it will inevitably anger the scholars in the Southeast. Everyone will concentrate hatred on Tong Guan, and the conflict between civil servants and eunuchs will intensify, and the chaos in Jiangning will be just around the corner.

"Unless our army reaches the city of Jiangning, Yuwen Xuzhong will not express his position." Yan Qing had no choice but to whisper, "We can change the way, first assassinate Yuwen Xuzhong, but not kill him, and then blame Tong Guan to intensify the conflict between the two sides, and then frame Yuwen Xuzhong, frame him for colluding with Chang'an, betray Jiangning, and use Tong Guan's hands to kill Yuwen Xuzhong. Tong Guan is also a smart person. When the Central Plains is fierce, Jiang Ning needs to maintain stability, and he may not dare to kill Yuwen Xuzhong. In this way, we can also achieve our goals, but the process is more complicated."

Yan Qing's method was to use a knife to kill people, which to a certain extent reduced Luo Sinan's uneasiness and guilt. If Yu Wenxu was lucky and had good luck, he might still have his life.

"Tell Qin Hui and Li Shishi to save Yuwen Xuzhong's life at all costs."

Luo Sinan finally agreed to Yan Qing's plan and asked Yan Qing to secretly rush to the southeast to personally direct the secret battle, trying every means to disrupt the situation in Jiangning.

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In mid-July, Daibei.

Li Hu and Wanyan Zonghan met at Yuanyanglu.

The two have not met for several years, and their appearance has not changed much, but the situation in the world has changed drastically in recent years, and the two powerful figures are among the ones who are scattered.

When they met again, the status, identity and psychology of both sides changed. Wanyan Zonghan was still the bourgeoisie of the Jin Kingdom, but Li Hu changed from a vassal king who was born in the north to a hero in the Middle Earth, dominating the world and basically on par with the Jin Kingdom.

The atmosphere of the meeting this time was much colder. Neither Li Hu nor Zong Han had the intention to reminisce with each other. One of the two sides represented the Song Dynasty and the other represented the Jin Dynasty. They had deep hatred. The so-called peace talks were just a stopgap strategy. In the future, both sides would have to decide the outcome on the battlefield.

The five conditions proposed by Li Huzhong: cut off contacts with the rebels in the southeast; return to Hebei and Shandong, and the two countries are bounded by Baigou; compensate for the losses of war; release the captured Khitan princes, royal family and ministers who refuse to surrender; return Shangjing to the Khitans and allow the Khitans to return to their homes.

"Tiger King, you must show sincerity to negotiate peace." Zong Han shook his head and smiled, "Will you declare war or negotiate peace with these five conditions?"

Li Hu reached out to invite him, "Where is your sincerity?"

"We don't need to go around the circle, tell the truth." Zong Han said, "You want the Khitans to restore their country and form an alliance with the desert. The purpose is nothing more than to attract my Jurchen main force to the north, so that you can mobilize the main force to go south to conquer, occupy the entire southeast, and then complete the unification of Middle-earth."

"So what about your countermeasure?" Li Hu smiled, "What are you going to exchange for me?"

"It's very simple. If you unify Zhongtu, my Great Jin will unify the north." Zonghan said, "If you unify Zhongtu, you must first wipe out the southeast. If I want to unify the north, I must conquer the desert first. Therefore, you cannot help the Khitans restore the country, and you cannot form an alliance with the desert. My Great Jin will cut off relations with the Song court in the southeast and abandon the alliance between the two sides."

This is a heart-pounding exchange condition. Zong Han's proposal is in line with the interests of both sides. The Jin Kingdom and Li Hu negotiated peace and alliance, and then the Jin Kingdom unified the entire north and Li Hu unified Zhongtu. The two sides formed a confrontation between the north and the south, and the world was divided.

Similarly, this condition is in line with the current situation. Whether Li Hu is helping the Khitans restore their country or forming alliances with the desert, he is actually raising tigers to cause trouble. It can even be said that he will return to the mountain. It will be beneficial to Li Hu in the short term, but if the time is a little longer, Li Hu will definitely fall into trouble in the northern border and even lose the entire Daibei.

The original strategy of the Jin Dynasty was to form an alliance with the Southeast Song court and manage the Central Plains, but Li Hu had grown stronger and there was a serious crisis in the north. The Jurchens were facing the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. At this moment, the Jurchens had to make a choice and abandon them. Otherwise, it would not only fail to win development in Middle-earth, but also lose the opportunity to unify the north, and eventually fail at both ends and fall into danger.

"This kind of exchange is interesting." Li Hu asked, "What about the specific plan?"

"I will return Shandong to you. We use the Yellow River and Jingdong Old Road as the boundary. The Yellow River and Jingdong Ancient Road are both the territory of my Great Jin, and the south is your Great Song Dynasty." Zonghan said, "Give me the collapsed ridge. We use Yinshan as the boundary. The north of Yinshan is the territory of my Great Jin, and the south is your Great Song Dynasty." (The Jingdong Old Road is the waterway from Huazhou to Baima, which flows eastward from Shandong to the Bohai Sea.)

"What's next?" Li Hu asked.

"Next, if you fight the southeast, my Hebei army will never cross the Yellow River." Zong Han said, "But when I expedition to the desert, your army will never be allowed to cross the Yinshan Mountains."

Li Hu shook his head, "This is absolutely not possible. Hebei must return it to me. Your Jurchen army must retreat to Baigou."

"Okay, give me Daibei, your army must retreat to Taiyuan." Zong Han did not allow any of it.
Chapter completed!