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Chapter 864 Arrangements and Pirate Ship

Kill? Or?
Zhao Xu frowned and fell into deep thought.

Killing is the simplest thing.

When people are killed, they die.

After death, no matter whether they are heroes, tyrants or villains, they will no longer have a future.

but……

Is it really beneficial to kill Wanyan Aguda?

In other words, how much benefit can the Song Dynasty gain by killing him?

Zhao Xu thought about it and came up with only one solution: that is to prevent the rise of the Jurchens in the northeast.

But, how much benefit can this bring to the current Song Dynasty?

Zhao Xu then thought about a question - Am I afraid of Wanyan Aguda?

After thinking about it carefully, Zhao Xu began to admit it.

He is indeed afraid!
Afraid of the Jurchen leader who was invincible throughout his life and dominated the world in modern history books.

But why are you afraid?
Is it that the muskets are not powerful enough? Or is it that the caliber of the cannons is not large enough?
After thinking about this problem clearly, Zhao Xu calmed down.

Just Wanyan Aguda!

Moreover, it is still a juvenile body!

By the time he grows up, the Song Dynasty's firearms troops will be able to line up and shoot him.

So, there is nothing to be afraid of!

On the contrary, he can be trained to be a staunch anti-Liaoist, and when he returns, he will definitely cause trouble for the Liao people.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu looked at Xing Shu and said calmly: "Is that so..."

"Master, please pay more attention to this man called Aguda on my behalf..."

"The scholar can recommend him and the man named Lou Shi to study at the martial arts school... I believe that General Guo will like them!"

"Yes!" Xing Shu bowed and said.

Although he also didn't know why the government knew that Aguda was a Jurchen barbarian?

What I don’t understand even more is why the government knew about the Jurchen tribe in the distant Liao Kingdom?

But, he is a subject, so he just needs to carry out the order.

"Yeah!" Zhao Xu nodded, put this matter aside for the time being, and then asked about another matter.

"What do Yelu Ju and Yelu Yongchang have to say about the new Liao envoys?"

This time, the Liao ruler sent a new delegation instead of continuing to use Yelu Ju and Yelu Yongchang who were already in the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Xu felt that the Liao ruler might have noticed something?
Of course, there may be other plans.

Because, the Liao Chongyi Army Jiedushi Xiao Dechong who came this time was an old acquaintance of Zhao Xu in his previous life!

This person was a Liao noble who represented Yelu Hongji in visiting the Song Dynasty the most times during the Shaosheng and Yuanfu eras.

Zhao Xu was deeply impressed by him!
It can even be said that Xiao De Chong is the most impressive Khitan person in Zhao Xu's memory!

This person is not just an old acquaintance of Zhao Xu.

She is an old acquaintance of Empress Dowager Xiao Liang of Western Xia!
If Zhao Xu remembered correctly, after the Battle of Pingxia City, the Liao envoy was sent to Western Xia on the order of the Liao ruler. He was the one who poisoned Empress Dowager Xiao Liang with poisoned wine in the Western Xia palace!

"The Emperor of the Northern Dynasty told the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty: It would be great if the summer affairs could be stopped early!"

Zhao Xu's mind flashed with the image of the Liao envoy who went to Western Xia in person after the Battle of Pingxia City, poisoned Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, and then came to the court with this great achievement.

Although he was kneeling in the hall, his eyes were like a jackal, staring at Zhao Xu, who was full of ambition and was about to achieve his goal in one battle.

Zhao Xu was feeling very proud at that time, so how could he allow him to do so?

He replied: "The Westerners have been rebelling for many years, so we must attack them. Why bother sending an envoy?!"

"Uncle of the Liao Emperor, there is no need to persuade me anymore!"

"I have made up my mind!"

"This breakfast must be destroyed!"

So, he wrote a letter to Yelu Hongji: Xia State was rebellious and guilty, and the Northern Dynasty should be angry. During the Qingli and Huangyou periods, Emperor Xingzong repeatedly sent letters to the Emperor Renmiao, saying, "Who would have thought that the evil and stubborn people would eventually be pacified"... He also said that Emperor Xingzong of the Northern Dynasty was sincere in persuading peace and was full of affection and righteousness. When the Xia people committed crimes, he helped to eliminate them; when the Western Expedition was victorious, he sent letters to celebrate. He was worried that they would pay tribute and pay tribute, so he did not want the current dynasty to grant his permission. Now the two dynasties are happy!
This means using Yelu Hongji's father's sword to kill Yelu Hongji!
The Liao ruler received a report that the Liao army was gathering at the border with the intention of intimidating and forcing the Song Dynasty to negotiate peace.

But Zhao Xu remained unmoved. He simply increased the defense in Hebei and still ordered the Western Army to act according to the previous deployment.

At that time, he was certain that the Liao ruler would never dare to send troops south!
Because, at that time, Yelu Hongji was already in his twilight years and could die at any time.

how...

Zhao Xu recalled this and sighed in his heart: "Who could have expected that I would not survive Yelu Hongji!"

The following year, in the first month of the third year of Yuanfu, Zhao Xu fell seriously ill and died suddenly in Funing Palace.

And Yelu Hongji even lived seven months longer than Zhao Xu.

In July of the third year of Yuanfu in the Song Dynasty and the sixth year of Shouchang in the Liao Dynasty, Mars invaded the heart of the house, and the Liao ruler Yelu Hongji died. His temple name was Dao Zong and his posthumous title was: Emperor Tianfu.

Thinking about the records in modern history books, Zhao Xu's expression became more bitter.

Because, in his line, starting from Renmiao, four generations have not survived as long as Yelu Hongji alone.

Shame!
As for Deputy Envoy Zhang Lin?

To be honest, Zhao Xu didn't have much impression.

I just remember that I seem to have heard this name somewhere?
Like a museum?

forget!

Maybe he's just a passerby with some fame?
perhaps?!
But never mind!

Whether it was Xiao Dechong or Zhang Lin, Zhao Xu only had one solution - let Yelu Ju and Yelu Yongchang drag them down!

He doesn't believe it!
With both silver bullets and human bombs, plus the glamorous world of Bianjing, can't we defeat the two Liao people?
How many strings of cash does the Liao ruler give you in salary per month?

As for being a die-hard fan to him?
As long as you join the team of Yelu Ju and Yelu Yongchang, you will get plenty of kickbacks and benefits!

In the brothels and taverns of Bianjing, you can get drunk and dream to your heart's content!
Anyway, Xing Shu is now the super VIP of all the brothels and theaters in Bianjing City.

Xing Shu replied, "Your Majesty, according to what Yelu Ju and Yelu Yongchang said, the Liao Chongyi Army Jiedushi Xiao De Chong, Zhong San Dafu, Gan Wen Ge Daizhi Zhang Lin, who are the envoys, are all famous officials of the Liao Kingdom..."

"Among them, Xiao Dechong is from the fourth uncle's family and has an old relationship with Yelu Ju... Zhang Lin is from Liaoshenzhou (Shenyang) and is familiar with Yelu Yongchang..."

"Yelü Ju and Yelü Yongchang both said that once they enter the capital, they will know that the Song Dynasty is friendly to Liao!"

Zhao Xu listened and nodded slightly: "Let the scholar handle this matter!"

Xing Shu bowed and said, "Yes!"

……

The mountain behind Kaibao Temple was where the Goryeo delegation stayed.

The young Wanyan Aguda looked at the Hanlin scholar from the Song Dynasty who had come to him for unknown reasons.

"Are you Aguda from the Wanyan tribe?" the other party asked with a smile.

Aguda hesitated for a moment, then honestly followed the Central Plains etiquette he had learned from Li Ziyi, and bowed, saying, "I am Aguda from the Wanyan tribe, and I am honored to meet the Scholar of Criminal Law of the Song Dynasty!"

Xing Shu narrowed his eyes and looked at her carefully. The official specifically told him to "pay more attention" and even asked him to act as a guarantor and recommend the Jurchen woman to study martial arts.

This Jurchen woman who came from the bitter cold land of Liaodong was very young.

Maybe not even twenty years old!
We said goodbye in a hurry yesterday and didn’t pay much attention to each other.

But now, after observing carefully, Xing Shu couldn't help but admire it in his heart.

"What a good man!" Although the Jurchen woman in front of him was wearing the loose robes of the Song Dynasty, his muscular figure was still difficult to conceal.

A pair of eyes, even more bright and lively.

Moreover, Xing Shu noticed that although this person had a humble attitude, he was always paying attention to and observing himself and the people around him.

"No wonder the emperor mentioned this person!" Xing Shu praised in his heart: "This person is definitely not an ordinary person!"

"But...how did the government know about this person?!"

“Is there really something that one is born knowing?”

Thinking in his heart, Xing Shu stepped forward and said to Wanyan Aguda in a familiar manner: "No need to be so polite!"

"I have always respected heroes all over the world!"

"When I saw you wrestling yesterday, I knew you were a hero!"

Since last year, I have followed my elder brother Uyasu and, following the instructions of my grandfather Heboli, formed an alliance with the Goryeo people and participated in the war.

Although Aguda had made many achievements on the battlefield and even saved the lives of several Goryeo nobles.

But the Koreans always looked down upon and discriminated against him and his brothers.

In the eyes of the Koreans, people from the Jurchen tribe like them were ignorant barbarians who used slash-and-burn agriculture and were uneducated.

They are hired thugs!
He is a bodyguard, an attendant or even a servant!

If they were not for the Koreans, they would have faced tremendous pressure from the Liao people.

Aguda suspected that the Koreans would use them as slaves

The Koreans not only treated these Jurchen loyalists unfairly in rewards and punishments, but they also withheld the promised rewards and military pay!

So much so that by the end of the year, many brave warriors of the Wanyan tribe began to become discouraged.

Otherwise, the Liao people suddenly gave Helan Dian, the ancestral land of the Wanyan tribe, to the various Jurchen tribes in Donghai.

Aguda had already left Goryeo with his warriors!
Even so, Wu Yasu, who could not bear the humiliation, left Goryeo at the beginning of the year with more than 300 people and returned to his hometown of Baishan Heishui.

But the attitude of this Hanlin scholar from the Song Dynasty towards him was something Wanyan Aguda had never encountered before.

Not just affectionate!

Even being intimate is a bit too much!

Hey, hey, hey, stop hugging my shoulders!

Do we know each other well?
Are all of you people in the Central Plains like this?

It doesn’t seem like it!
Aguda recalled what he heard Li Ziyi and Yi Tian say in private.

In the conversation between Li Ziyi and the Goryeo monk prince.

This minister of the Song State not only held a high position of power, but was also extremely mean, cold-blooded, utilitarian, and stingy.

and so……

What's the situation now?
Before he knew it, Aguda had already been forcibly dragged aside by Xing Shu.

"To be honest with you, I respect heroes the most in my life!"

Aguda raised his head and looked at the minister of the State of Song in front of him.

From the other person's eyes and face, Aguda intuitively felt sincerity.

This is a gut feeling.

Aguda has had this intuition since he was a child.

Relying on this talent, he can easily distinguish who can be friends and who is not trustworthy.

"And our emperor loves heroes the most in his life!"

"Relegate talented people regardless of their style!"

"So?" Aguda asked.

"I don't know, are you willing to study?" Xing Shu smiled, his smile was extremely sincere.

"Reading?" Aguda was a person who loved studying.

When he was in the Wanyan tribe, he eagerly learned all the skills he could.

Fishing, hunting, skinning, collecting herbs, healing, riding and shooting, tracking prey... to commanding, fighting, killing...

After arriving in Goryeo, he began to come into contact with the classics.

I started almost from scratch, learning to read, write and write.

In less than a year, he had mastered Korean, Central Plains dialect, and even learned to read maps!

Since coming to the Central Plains, I have come into contact with a civilization that is far more powerful and prosperous than Goryeo.

He was immediately immersed in it.

In this Kaibao Temple, people tried every possible means to obtain books and regulations about this great country in the Central Plains.

Unfortunately, the people of Song were very wary of them.

He only had access to Buddhist scriptures and some simple documents on a daily basis.

Then, Aguda's heart began to beat rapidly.

I only heard the minister of Song State in front of me say: "If you are willing, I can recommend you to study martial arts in our dynasty..."

"Martial arts?"

"Yes!" Xing Shu smiled and said, "That's where our dynasty trains military officials!"

"The so-called military officials are the generals of the Khitan people!" Xing Shu explained.

Aguda suppressed his inner excitement and asked calmly, "What does the scholar need me to do?"

Xing Shu smiled mysteriously: "That's a matter for the future!"

"We'll talk about it after you finish your studies!"

Although Xing Shu didn't know, how did the government know about this Jurchen woman?
but……

As a strategist, Xing Shu could still guess the emperor's intentions!
It is nothing more than imitating the old tricks of Jin and Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period.

In order to deal with the State of Chu, the State of Jin followed behind the State of Chu and supported the State of Wu.

Then, in order to retaliate, the State of Chu supported the State of Yue behind the State of Wu.

Today's Jurchen tribes are right behind the Liao people.

If the Song Dynasty wanted to cause some trouble for the Liao people.

We can only choose a target to support from among the Jurchen tribes in the northeast and the Zhubu people on the grassland.

But the fortune teller is too far away and it is difficult to contact him.

However, the Jurchen tribes could cross the sea from Dengzhou to the coast of Liaoyang Prefecture, which would give them a chance to contact the Jurchens.

"Yes!" Aguda nodded and thanked him without hesitation: "Then I'll trouble you, Master!"

But in his heart, he secretly vowed that if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely repay this scholar from the State of Song or his descendants.

But Wanyan Aguda was a man of his word.

Since he was old enough to understand, he has never broken his promise!
What you say must be done, and what you do must be fruitful!

Just like that, on the fifth day of the seventh month of the second year of Yuanyou, Wanyan Aguda from the Five States Tribe boarded Xingshu's pirate ship without knowing it.

Also on board with him was his good brother Wanyan Loushi.

(End of this chapter)