The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Liaoyang Prefecture was one of the five capitals of the Liao Dynasty. During the Jin Dynasty, the Liao Dynasty followed the Liao Dynasty. Tokyo was still one of the five capitals. Post roads to various places extended in all directions. It was less than a thousand miles away from Shangjing and Huining. It was the center of the Jin Kingdom in Liaodong.

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The Liaoyang area is rich in mineral resources. Since the middle of the Warring States Period, the State of Yan has mined copper ore, iron ore, manufactured agricultural tools, weapons, coins, etc. here. It was further developed in the Han Dynasty, with large-scale mining of iron ore and iron smelting. In the Liao Dynasty, the development of mineral resources

Reached its peak and became golden

An important metal smelting site. Because the Liaoyang area has crisscrossed rivers, fertile land, and developed agriculture, it is an important grain-producing area, providing a large amount of grain for the Jin Kingdom and becoming an important tax land for the country. The Jin Kingdom's economy is deteriorating day by day, and Liaoyang's

Needless to say, economic status.

After Pingzhou was recaptured by the Song army, Liaoyang has become an important barrier for the southern part of the Jin Kingdom to resist Song invasion. It is also the only remaining capital among the five capitals. It is of great political and military significance. Now it has been captured by the Song army, making it

The entire Jin Kingdom was once again in panic, and another worrying thing was that Emperor Wanyan Dan became depressed, became moody, and behaved strangely...

After Wanyan Quan came to the throne, he advocated comprehensive Chineseization. In fact, this was not only because he advocated Confucianism and Han etiquette, but also because in the early years of the Jin Dynasty, the court retained a relatively simple custom, and the emperor and his ministers did not pay much attention to etiquette.

The boundaries between superiority and inferiority are not very strict. This situation imposes an autocratic monarchy on the emperor.

It was very unfavorable to govern the country. I ordered hundreds of officials to formulate detailed etiquette systems and began reforms in this area. Gradually, reforms were carried out in aspects such as ancestral temples, communities, sacrifices, honorific titles, posthumous laws, court officials, vehicle uniforms, ceremonial guards, and official ban systems.

A large number of constructions were carried out and a careful and detailed etiquette system was formulated, showing the emperor's supreme dignity everywhere.

Of course, it was not all smooth sailing. After a conflict between conservatism and reform, the 'dissidents' were eliminated. With the assistance of Zong Qian and Wu Shu, he lived his glorious and luxurious imperial life without worries, but he also

This makes him extremely dependent, which means he lacks the ability to handle government affairs independently and is prone to listening to one side or the other.

. But first his adoptive father Zong Qian and then his uncle Wu Shu took care of things for him, so he could let go of the government affairs. It is said that the civil strife has subsided by now, and there are people to worry about state affairs. Wanyan Dan's little life should be comfortable, but Keren is

In this way, there is no more serious business, and there are more idle things. First of all, the half-renovated capital makes him look upset.

As early as the Jin Taizu period, no palaces were built due to the busy war. After Jin Taizong succeeded to the throne, the Jin regime was politically stable, militarily strong, and had great social and economic development. Especially in the Huining Mansion area of ​​Jin Shangjing, there are

A large amount of wealth and many craftsmen gathered here. The input of manpower, material resources, and financial resources created conditions for the construction of Huining Mansion in Jin Shangjing. In the second year of Tianhui, he ordered Han Lu Yanlun to preside over the construction of the capital, imitating the style of the Tang Dynasty.

The first batch of palace construction projects completed is mainly composed of three groups of buildings: the first is the main building of the court hall; the second is the sleeping hall; and the third is the study hall. The completion of these three groups of palaces basically solved the problem of the emperor attending the court and attending to affairs.

, the palace where the emperors and empresses lived and where books and scriptures were stored. The main project of the second batch of projects is the Liangdian. According to the plan, the Liangdian is another group of palace buildings built in the imperial city of Shangjing, and its scale is no less than that of the Chao Palace.

, but Wu Qimai passed away before construction could start.

So the rest of the reconstruction task was taken over by Wanyan Dan. But at this time, in addition to civil strife, the Jin Kingdom also entered a troubled period. Under the military and economic pressure of the Song Dynasty, the finances became increasingly difficult and the capital was lost.

It was almost done. Naturally, there was no 'spare money' to continue building the palace, so the Liang Palace became a half-finished project. Wanyan Dan could only look at the palace and pavilions on the drawings and lament, and naturally he was not in a good mood.

Another thing is the issue of heirs. Wanyan Dan ascended the throne and became the emperor of the Jin Kingdom at the age of sixteen. However, within seven years after he ascended the throne and became the emperor, Wanyan Dan's queen and a large group of concubines did not.

can do

Wanyan Dan gave birth to a son and a half daughter. This was nothing short of a great shame for him, who was so superior. Even for this reason, Wanyan Dan even vented his anger on Wanyan Xiyin, causing Xiyin to lose his head unjustly.

But now, Wanyan Dan can finally raise his head and become a man, because he finally has his own son, and this son is born to his wife, Queen Pei Man, and is truly the eldest son of the royal family. And Wanyan Dan is here

Less than five days after his son was born, he couldn't wait to name his precious son Wanyan Jian, and a month later, he named Jian the crown prince of the Jin Kingdom, the fourth generation successor to the Jin Kingdom's throne.

Originally, this was supposed to be a great happy event for Wanyan Dan, but God seemed to be deliberately trying to make things difficult for Wanyan Dan. In November last year, when Wu Shu was still on an expedition to Goryeo, the emperor, who was less than one year old,

Prince Jian suddenly died of illness, which was a heavy blow to Wanyan Dan who was still immersed in joy.

The army that attacked Goryeo was almost completely wiped out, and Wu Shu pushed the responsibility for the failure onto him. Under the double blow, the heroic and ambitious young emperor's character changed drastically when he first came to Dabao, and was replaced by a

The melancholic emperor who often drinks and makes troubles and is willful...

Regarding the sudden change in the emperor's personality, Wu Shu was very sad and helpless. The loss of Liaoyang also forced him to refocus his energy on the current crisis, put down the "butcher knife" he had just raised to clean up the internal affairs, and rethink the aftermath of the defeat.

The direction of the Jin Kingdom and the positioning of the relationship between the re-emerging Southern Dynasties. But all this can only be implemented after the Liaodong crisis, so the top priority is to recover Liaoyang.

There is a rule in history that if the old does not go away, the new will not come in. Having just experienced a great defeat, the soldiers and generals suffered heavy losses, and the few veteran generals also withered on the battlefield of Goryeo, but there were capable people from generation to generation. The Jin Kingdom

The fierce generals among the second-generation generals began to make their official appearance and walked to the front desk. This person's name was Wanyan Yuying, the son of the famous general Wanyan Yinshuke, who was the successor of General Dajin.

Back then Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Yinshuke were known as the victorious duo, and their sons were also active on the battlefield. However, the most eye-catching one at that time was Loushi's son Huo Daughter, who was born at a young age.

He made countless meritorious deeds and was considered the successor of the two heroes. Unfortunately, during the conquest of the Khitan University in Xijing, the living girl died in Yuanzhou City and disappeared like a flash in the pan. Wanyan Yuying came into people's sight again.

Wanyan Yuying is about the same age as Huonv, but what is most attractive about him is his strange appearance, with two horns growing on his head, so that even Aguda became interested in this strange-looking young man. He started casually when he was sixteen.

My father went to the battlefield,

He participated in the battles of conquering Liao and attacking Song Dynasty, but he lacked the luck of a living woman. Although he killed many enemies, there were no famous generals among them, they were just unknown soldiers, so it was difficult for him to survive in the early years of the Jin Kingdom when there were many famous generals.

Emerge.

In the past, because Wanyan Yuying's uncle Ba Lisu and his father were captured in battles with the Song Dynasty, Wu Shu always kept him with him. Firstly, he could learn how to march and fight from him; secondly, for the purpose of protecting him, Wushu kept him with him.

Their family left some roots. During the war against Goryeo,

, Wushu kept him in the country, and his original purpose was to have him lead troops to Goryeo for reinforcements when the war was not going well. However, at the last moment, due to the emperor's obstruction, the trip was not possible. Instead, all the newly gathered troops were mobilized.

Go to Jinzhou to stop the Song army's possible northern invasion.

Now that the war in Goryeo is over, Zhao Er has appeared, which has proved that the so-called "Northern Invasion" of the Song Army is just a trick to prevent the Jin Kingdom from reinforcing the Goryeo battlefield. Now the Song Army stationed in Goryeo invaded Liaoyang, and politically and

We must fight back economically, and Wanyan Yuying's troops stationed in Jinzhou have become the most recent and most powerful force.

Now that the emperor's mental state was not good, the whole court was very dissatisfied with Wushu's insistence on using troops against Goryeo, which led to the failure. Obviously, it was not good for him to take command again and leave the capital. Therefore, after careful consideration, Wushu decided to use this sharp blade that he had hidden for a long time.

He came out and appointed Wanyan Yuying as Marshal Zuo to lead his 50,000 troops to expel the Song army and recapture Liaoyang. At the same time, veteran general Wanyan Tu quickly led another army from the capital to the Zuo Supervisor Army for reinforcements...

On the one hand, Wu Shu sent a large army to prepare for another decisive battle with the Song army. On the other hand, after the Battle of Goryeo, as the top god of war in the Jin Kingdom and a war madman who had always strived to destroy the Song Dynasty, he also began to reflect.

Based on the internal reasons of the Jin Kingdom and the rival Song Dynasty, Wu Shu deeply felt that the current strength of the Jin Kingdom was not only no longer able to defeat the Liao Kingdom and recreate the glory of riding horses across the Yellow River and approaching the city, but also faced being squeezed by the Song Dynasty.

The dilemma of pressure and cannibalization cannot be solved

The tragedy of destroying the country will be repeated in its own country. And the Jin Kingdom itself is in urgent need of a chance to rest and recuperate in order to stabilize the domestic situation and eliminate border troubles. If the elimination of Song Dynasty is regarded as the highest military goal of the Jin Kingdom, then

Seems a bit self-deceptive.

So Wu Shu decided to adjust his military and political policies towards the Song Dynasty after the war, and made major changes. He gave up his father Aguda and his beautiful ideals and wishes of "unification of the world" that he had worked hard to pursue for more than ten years. First of all,

Put forward a request for peace negotiations to the Southern Song Dynasty, strive to reach a non-aggression peace agreement with the Song Dynasty with the greatest interests, and change the situation of the Jin Kingdom's increasing isolation and decline.

But Wu Shu was not stupid. He understood that he was facing many difficulties when he invited the Song Dynasty for peace talks. The first thing he had to do was to pass the domestic test, so that the seemingly powerful Jin Dynasty could ask for peace from the Song Dynasty. The young and old in the court

Not only do I feel that I can't live with it in terms of face, I'm afraid it's also difficult to accept psychologically. On the other hand, even if the emperor approved it and everyone agreed, the initiative in the negotiation is no longer in my hands. Whether it is war or peace is no longer up to the Jin State.

Calculate.

Now under the leadership of Zhao Er, the national strength of the Song Dynasty has recovered and surpassed the peak since the founding of the country. The domestic politics are stable and it has won many foreign wars. However, it has only been more than ten years since the humiliation caused by the Jin Kingdom to the Song Dynasty.

It is still unknown whether peace talks will be agreed to under the favorable circumstances...