The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 479 Taking Action Personally
At this moment, Yue Wenxuan was sitting on the city wall of Caiyang City, drinking tea.

After retreating a hundred li last time, Yue Wenxuan retreated to Caiyang City, far from the border, so as not to put any pressure on the Southern Song Dynasty. At the same time, he kept abreast of news from the front line through spies and the Beggars' Sect.

When news of Yue Fei's great victory over Jin Wuzhu arrived, Yue Wenxuan was slightly taken aback.

As far as he knew, the great battle between Yue Fei and Jin Wuzhu should have taken place in 1140, but it was only the end of 1134. This battle had arrived five and a half years early. It seemed that the butterfly effect he had created was quite significant. He wondered what other butterfly effects would follow; he had to be careful.

Just as he was thinking this, a scout ran quickly up the city wall: "Report! The Jin army intends to release Crown Prince Zhao Chen. Yue Fei advised Zhao Gou to establish the heir apparent, but Zhao Gou rebuked him. After receiving the spy's report, the Jin army decided not to release the Crown Prince. They even announced to the world that they never intended to release Zhao Chen back to the Southern Song Dynasty. At the same time, they expressed their desire to negotiate peace with the Southern Song Dynasty, agreeing to cease hostilities and use the existing borders as the boundary, with northerners returning to the north and southerners returning to the south."

Upon hearing this, Yue Wenxuan frowned deeply: "You've worked hard, go and get some rest."

The scout bowed and withdrew.

Yue Wenxuan stood up and wandered aimlessly back and forth on the city wall.

The butterfly effect has thrown everything into chaos!
The historical event of Yue Fei's remonstrance regarding the succession of the heir apparent should have occurred in 1137. Yue Wenxuan's father specifically told him that the rift between Yue Fei and Zhao Gou began to deepen from this incident.

Yue Fei's great victory over Jin Wuzhu should have occurred in 1140.

The order of the two events is reversed... and they both happened earlier than expected.

What Yue Wenxuan needs to consider now is how to take advantage of this butterfly effect.

He paced back and forth on the city wall for a while before making a decision. He walked up to Gong Erniangzi and said in a low voice, "Erniangzi, I have some things to attend to recently and need to return to Heaven. Please keep an eye on things in the mortal world."

Second Lady quickly bowed and said, "Rest assured, True Lord, I will take good care of matters in the mortal realm."

Yue Wenxuan nodded, and with a whoosh, he flew into the sky.

But he didn't just give up. Instead, he immediately took out a large number of plastic figures and started throwing them into the sand table. In no time, a large group of plastic figures appeared in the woods outside Caiyang City.

We won't bring Lü Bu, who has a penchant for killing his adoptive father, to avoid him causing trouble on the way.

But Xiang Yu is definitely needed, and Hou Yi should also be included, one for long range and one for close range, which is perfect. He should also bring dozens of plastic mannequin soldiers and have everyone dress up in the martial arts style of the Song Dynasty, so that they look like a caravan escorting merchants, with several carts of cotton cloth as camouflage props.

A large group of people arrived in Chuzhou, boarded Jiang Ziliang's merchant ship in Xixi, and headed towards Lin'an.

Even Yue Wenxuan himself was present, with a simple makeover and a fake beard, making him almost unrecognizable. Sitting at the bow of the boat, he drifted downstream. The first section of the canal was still under the control of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the journey was smooth with no tolls or damming. However, they soon entered the waterways controlled by the Southern Song Dynasty, where taxes began to be collected frequently, and various tolls were constantly being paid along the way.

Basically, it's about paying money to get ahead!
As we continued shopping, we reached the Yangtze River.

Upon reaching the Yangtze River, Yue Wenxuan immediately noticed that Xiang Yu exuded a strong aversion to crossing it…

Well, he still can't face his elders in Jiangdong.

Yue Wenxuan could only comfort him, saying, "Don't worry, over a thousand years have passed. All the elders of Jiangdong you knew are gone. No one in Jiangdong recognizes you now." Xiang Yu sighed, barely accepting the situation…

The group crossed the Yangtze River and traveled south along the Grand Canal until they finally arrived in Hangzhou.

Upon arriving at Qin Hui's doorstep, he didn't rush inside. Instead, he focused his mind, entered A Ke's body, and found Qin Hui: "Young Master Yue has come in person and is already at your doorstep."

Qin Hui was greatly surprised: "Why would someone as distinguished as Young Master Yue personally venture into such a dangerous situation?"

Ake chuckled: "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

Hearing her say that, Qin Hui was really startled. He didn't know what Young Master Yue was up to this time, so he quickly went out to greet him.

He came out of the mansion to greet them and saw a large group of people standing in front of the gate. The person in the lead, although he had a beard, still had Yue Wenxuan's features. He grinned at him and said, "Lord Qin! It's been a long time."

Qin Hui dared not delay and quickly welcomed him into the mansion.

Seeing that Yue Wenxuan was accompanied by a large group of seemingly capable subordinates, Qin Hui couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Upon reaching the backyard, he dismissed everyone around him and then asked in a low voice, "What are your orders, Young Master Yue?"

Yue Wenxuan sat down in his chair with an air of authority and said, "The Jin Kingdom intends to negotiate peace. Northerners will return to the north, and southerners will return to the south, right?"

Qin Hui quickly replied, "The Jin state did indeed spread this rumor."

Yue Wenxuan: "Is the pro-peace faction in the court about to gain the upper hand again?"

Qin Hui chuckled softly, “Indeed! Young Master Yue is truly remarkable. Even from a thousand miles away, he can guess the movements of our Southern Song court. Ever since the news of the Jin Kingdom’s intention to negotiate peace came, the pro-peace faction in the court has gained the upper hand, and Li Gang, the leader of the pro-war faction, has been demoted to Qiongzhou.”

Yue Wenxuan: "If the leader of the pro-war faction has been demoted, then the other ministers must also be having a hard time, especially the military generals! Now, Zhao Gou will probably take action against the military generals."

Qin Hui lowered his voice and said, "Yes! Since there is no need to fight anymore, the hardest time is for the military officers. In the past few days, Zhao Gou has begun to deal with the military officers, and the first one he wants to target is Zhang Jun."

Yue Wenxuan revealed a strange smile: "Zhang Jun has some connections with our Northern Song Dynasty, and he's practically your buddy. Aren't you going to protect him?"

Qin Hui: "I can't save him! No military officer can save him. Zhang Jun is doomed. I can only save his life, not his official position. This will disappoint Young Master Yue."

Yue Wenxuan chuckled: "Not disappointed at all! Zhang Jun is not important at all, he's not in my eyes. I'm here mainly to deal with Han Shizhong and Yue Fei."

Upon hearing this, Qin Hui immediately flattered him, saying, "I see! No wonder Young Master Yue came in person. Han Shizhong and Yue Fei are indeed two tough nuts to crack. It will take a lot of effort to deal with them."

At this point, he glanced at Xiang Yu standing next to Yue Wenxuan and thought to himself: Young Master Yue has brought such a formidable man; it seems he's going to take a hard line. If he can't deal with Han Shizhong and Yue Fei through political struggle, he'll have to resort to assassination! Goodness gracious.

(End of this chapter)