I studied in modern times

Chapter 863 Wanyan Aguda is in Bianjing? !
That morning, Xing Shu hurriedly followed the order and came to the quiet room in the east pavilion of Funing Palace.

The king and his ministers had a secret conversation for the whole morning, and it was only at noon that Xing Shu said goodbye and left.

After he returned, the first thing he did was to send people to Yimenfang and Yongchangfang respectively to visit Madam Liu (Li Shishi) and Madam Liu (Chong Niang).

The pillow talk starts!

At the same time, Xing Shu also sent people to the Bian Jing Academy and obtained a document from the staff of the academy that allowed him to enroll at any time with an unlimited period of time.

As long as you have this document, you can enroll in the "famous teacher class" opened by the Bian Jing Academy's elementary school, primary school and academy (middle school) at any time.

The teachers of this kind of class are either famous teachers or successful candidates with special honors!

Sometimes we may even invite genuine Jinshi to give lectures!

This is the gift specially prepared for Yelu Ju and Yelu Yongchang.

Educational privilege!

This is a temptation that even the Khitans cannot resist.

The value of the Jinshi degree in the Song Dynasty is beyond doubt.

After doing these things, Xing Shu leisurely sent someone to Duting Posthouse to invite Yelu Ju and Yelu Yongchang to visit Sangjiawazi tonight.

After making all these arrangements, Xing Shu went to Kaibao Temple to meet Yi Tian and the envoy of the Goryeo King Li Ziyi.

After talking with these two people for an entire afternoon, we finally came to an agreement that both parties were willing to accept.

Yi Tian and Li Ziyi, as agents of King Wang Yun of Goryeo, represented Goryeo and, using Goryeo's two famous ports of Qingyuan and Nampo as collateral, borrowed 2 million strings of cash from the Song Dynasty with an annual interest rate of 11%, which was of course compound interest!

In addition, this loan of two million guan was not given directly to the Koreans.

Instead, it imitated the original Song-Liao Jiaozi trade treaty and opened a credit line of 2 million strings of cash to Goryeo, guaranteed by the Song court.

Then, the Koreans could purchase armor and weapons from the list of armor and weapons provided by the Song Dynasty.

This was actually using the Koreans as an excuse to give the generals of the three yamen an opportunity to settle accounts.

Whether it's three sets of armor to make one, or a few divine arm bows to make one.

In short, the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to settle the accounts has arrived.

As long as you seize the opportunity, you can write off all the bad debts of previous years!

For the Song Dynasty, such a deal was not a loss even from an economic perspective - even if Goryeo was destroyed in the end and the Song Dynasty gained nothing, the loss would not be great.

The so-called two million guan loan is actually just a number.

The actual expenditure was only a few tens of thousands of strings of cash, at most a hundred thousand strings of cash, for the repair of armor and equipment and some transportation costs.

The rest are just some old armor and weapons.

These things are already obsolete/unusable.

They are all stored in the armory, gathering dust and rust.

It can even be said that the Koreans did a good thing by buying it.

At the very least, it revitalized the economy and stimulated military production.

There might even be a chance to use the treaty signed by the Goryeo people after the war to ask for benefits from the Liao people.

At the very least, there would be an excuse to intervene in Goryeo affairs.

As for whether the Liao people recognize it or not?
When it comes to diplomacy, you always try your best.

Weren't the Qingli currency increase incident and the Xining land cession incident just excuses found by the Liao people to take advantage of the Song Dynasty's fear of the Liao in exchange for benefits?
Just give it a try, it won’t cost you anything! What if it works? !

As for whether Goryeo can survive?
To be honest, even Zhao Xu had no confidence.

After all, the Liao army of more than 100,000 had been stationed in Goryeo for almost a year.

In the past year, the Liao army not only captured Kaijing, but also besieged it.

We also successfully survived the cold winter season in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

This shows that the Liao people made greater progress than in the previous three wars. At least they could survive safely during the winter in the northern part of the peninsula.

The winter in the northern part of the peninsula is such a harsh place that any modern army would have to endure the consequences.

After winter, floods caused by the melting of ice and snow in spring are another test.

The Liao people passed both tests.

This means that the Liao people have won the hearts of the people on the peninsula, at least a part of them.

It also means that unless the Goryeo army can defeat the main force of the Liao Kingdom head-on in a field battle and drive them out.

Otherwise, at the very least, Liao could occupy the vast northern region north of Hanyang and establish a stable rule.

Could the Koreans defeat the main force of the Liao army in a field battle?
The next day, Xing Shu reported the information he had obtained from Yelu Ju and Yelu Yongchang.

Zhao Xu immediately knew that it was basically impossible for Goryeo to defeat the Liao army head-on in a field battle.

Of course, extreme situations such as meteorites falling from the sky and crashing into the Liao army camp do not count.

Because, through the introduction of Yelu Ju and others, Zhao Xu had some basic understanding of the situation of the Liao army in Goryeo.

The Liao army in Goryeo included Khitan, Han, Bohai, Jurchen and other ethnic groups.

There was even a newly joined Goryeo army of more than 10,000 people to maintain logistics and repair roads for the Liao army.

When Zhao Xu learned that the Liao ruler Yelu Hongji had conferred titles of military governor and defense envoy on the leaders of the Donghai Jurchen tribes in March of this year.

He also appointed a Jiedushi of Helan Dian, and gave the Helan Dian area, which originally belonged to Goryeo, to the Jurchen tribes of Donghai.

Zhao Xu knew that Goryeo had lost all possibility of defeating the Liao army.

Because, the place of Helan Dian can be said to be the birthplace of the later Wanyan tribe.

Zhao Xu had read the history of the Jin Dynasty in modern times. He knew that it was by capturing Helan Dian that the Wanyan tribe completed its internal integration and preparations for war.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Battle of Helan Dian was the battle for the founding of the Wanyan tribe.

It was precisely because of the capture of Helan Dian and the reliance on local resources that the Wanyan tribe had the opportunity to transform into the military organization that destroyed the Liao and Song dynasties.

Now, the Liao ruler gave this area to the so-called "Donghai Jurchens" instead of the Wanyan tribe.

This told Zhao Xu two things.

First: The so-called Donghai Jurchens may be the most trusted and favorite tribal alliance among the Jurchen tribes in the northeast region today.

The Liao people were best at divide and rule.

Since the founding of the country, the Liao people have accumulated rich experience in divide and rule from the Zhubu, Dangxiang, Uighur, Tubo and even the Song Dynasty. Now, the Liao ruler gave Helandian, the ancestral land of the Wanyan tribe, to the Donghai Jurchens.

It is obvious that they are trying to stir up conflicts between the Donghai Jurchens and the Wanyan tribe.

Two peaches kill three people!

If they succeed, the Wanyan tribe and the Donghai Jurchen tribes will become enemies from then on.

Second: The Liao people were able to openly grant the Helan Dian area to the Donghai Jurchens, and other Jurchen tribes did not react violently, especially the Wanyan tribe, which did not rise up against the Liao.

This is enough to show that the current Liao Kingdom still has the power to kill the Jurchen tribes!
And has sufficient control over each department.

Even the Wanyan tribe had to hold their noses and accept the situation.

After thinking about these two questions clearly, Zhao Xu suddenly became interested.

"If the monk can touch it, I can touch it too!"

Zhao Xu smiled and said to Xing Shu, "The Liao ruler has sent a letter asking me to send an envoy north to Liaoyang Prefecture to inspect the oak trees cut down by the Liao people!"

"The scholars should go to the Tongwenguan and select a few smart ones. They should go with the envoys to Liaoyang Prefecture and find a chance to contact the various Jurchen tribes...especially a Jurchen tribe called the Wanyan tribe..."

"If we can find the Wanyan tribe, we will establish contact with them and express the goodwill of the Song Dynasty to them!"

The Liao people were able to support the Dangxiang and collude with the Tibetan Zuo Silu, trying every way to make things difficult for the Song Dynasty.

It was normal for Zhao Xu to copy the homework and cause trouble for the Liao people.

Zhao Xu thought for a moment and continued, "Also, if you can contact the Wanyan tribe, if you have a chance, you might as well find out about the young people in the tribe... See if there is anyone named Aguda..."

Wanyan Aguda is a true hero!
Not only in military but also in politics, he performed almost perfectly.

In terms of personal charm and strategic vision, he is also almost perfect!

In modern times, Zhao Xu, who read the records, was simply shocked.

His strategy can be summarized in one sentence: unite the majority, attack the minority, and divide and disintegrate one's enemies.

As for Bohai, he promoted the idea that Jurchen and Bohai were one family.

To the Song Dynasty, he promised to return Youyan after defeating Liao.

Even the Han literati, Xi nobles, and even the Liao nobles within the Liao Dynasty.

He also made various promises and tried to win people over.

The key is that he not only said it, but also really did it according to his promise.

Poor Yelu Yanxi, facing such a bug-level enemy.

All I can say is that it was not the fault of war and the defeat was not unfair.

As for Zhao Ji and his son?

When Zhao Xu read about the various outrageous actions of this couple in modern history books, he could only lower his head in shame.

If they, father and son, had made the right choice just once, the Jingkang Shame might not have happened!
But they stepped into every pit accurately!

He is really good at cooking and loves to play!

But a hero like Wanyan Aguda cannot be easily defeated or buried.

Therefore, Zhao Xu knew that no matter how many difficulties the Wanyan tribe was facing now or how dangerous the situation was, as long as Wanyan Aguda grew up and took over as the leader of the Wanyan tribe.

Then, all the difficulties may eventually become nutrients for its growth.

Unless the Liao people can strangle it in advance.

Otherwise, once he completes the accumulation, he will surely make a stunning debut and shock the world!

To be honest, Zhao Xu currently has no idea about this kind of person. He can only contact him in advance to establish a good relationship with him, and the rest will be seen one step at a time!

Strengthen ourselves, work hard to climb the technology tree, and strive to produce a usable firearms unit within 20 years.

At least, they should be equipped with suitable matchlock rifles and tiger barrel cannons for accompanying firing in field battles.

then……

All fears can be attributed to insufficient firepower!
If this is the case, let alone Wanyan Aguda, even if Genghis Khan came through with his invincible cavalry, Zhao Xu would make him taste the taste of lead bullets!

Xing Shu listened, but was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Zhao Xu hesitantly: "Your Majesty..."

"Ok?"

"The Wanyan tribe that Your Majesty just mentioned is the tribe in the so-called Five Kingdoms region of the Jurchens?"

"Hmm!" Zhao Xu looked at Xing Shu and became curious: "How did the scholar know that?!"

"Your Majesty..." Xing Shu swallowed and said, "Is the so-called Aguda no older than 20 years old?"

Zhao Xu looked at Xing Shu in disbelief: "How did you know that, Master?"

"Could it be that..." Zhao Xu swallowed his saliva. After ruling out all other impossible answers, the only correct answer left was: "He is in Bian Jing?!"

"Your Majesty, you are wise and wise!" Xing Shu bowed and said, "Yesterday, I went to Kaibao Temple and was ordered to have a talk with Yi Tian and others. At the place where Li Ziyi was staying, I saw two warriors wrestling..."

"I was delighted for a moment, so I asked Li Ziyi and learned that the two men were named Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Loushi. They were warriors who defected to Goryeo after the Liao army invaded. They had made many achievements on the battlefield. When Ziyi came to the court, the Goryeo king sent these Jurchen warriors to protect him..."

Zhao Xu was stunned when he heard this.

Wanyan Aguda, the future founder of the Jin Dynasty, the hero who led the Jurchen tribe and completed the construction from tribe to dynasty, is now in Bianjing?!
Even his right-hand man Wanyan Loushi was in Bian Jing?
When Zhao Xu learned about this, his heart began to pound.

His first reaction was - kill!

As long as we kill them, it will be almost impossible for the Jurchens to rise in the future!
Although modern textbooks always emphasize that the heroic view of history is unacceptable.

But in this medieval era, the importance of a qualified leader to a regime is self-evident.

Just like the Jingkang Shame in history.

If only the rulers of the Song Dynasty were not the funny couple Zhao Ji and his son.

Even at that time, there was no one in power in Bianliang who could be as good as Liu Chan.

The Song Dynasty will not perish!

Therefore, Zhao Xu knew clearly in his heart that as long as he gave the order to kill Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Loushi now, the possibility of the Jurchens rising up and establishing the Jin Dynasty in modern history would be infinitely close to zero.

but……

When Zhao Xu was about to give the order, he hesitated.

(End of this chapter)