Usurping the Mongols: My Father-in-Law is Genghis Khan

Ten days later, within the Yan Jing City, in the Jin Dynasty's imperial palace, the Great Peace Hall was filled with grandeur.

"Flying immortals as companions, occasionally leaving the Jade Palace, not returning to the ranks of the immortals... How can this compare to the sentimentality, occupying the mortal realm, with its myriad charms... You must believe that in painted halls and embroidered chambers, with the bright moon and gentle breeze, one should not lightly abandon the precious time... Let us lean on each other, not yet dispelling the pity for my talent and artistry... Words before the pillow, expressing my heart's intent, to make a vow. In this life, I will never be separated from the lonely mandarin duck quilt..."

The sound of silk and bamboo instruments was melodious and gentle, like the trickling of a spring, refreshing the heart and soul.

The beauties from the Great Song Dynasty, dressed in light gauze, danced gracefully, their songs filled with sorrow, perfectly performing Liu Yong's "Jade Maiden Shaking Immortal Pendant · Beauty," as if bringing the entire hall into a poetic and picturesque fairyland. Although their eyes carried a hint of sorrow, they had no choice but to force a smile in this foreign court, offering songs and dances to the Jin Dynasty's dignitaries.

The Jin Dynasty officials, dressed in splendid attire, drank and made merry, their joyful laughter rising and falling, creating a lively scene. Fine wine, like nectar and jade liquid, nourished the hearts of everyone present.

This was not just a banquet, but also a symbol of the Jin Dynasty's prosperous national power, which awed all directions.

They indeed had reason to celebrate so heartily.

The year before, the Song army launched the Northern Expedition of the Kai Xi era with great momentum, once causing panic on the Jin Dynasty's borders. However, within three months, the Jin Dynasty stabilized the situation and even turned defeat into victory, gaining the strategic initiative. Now, under the Jin Dynasty's strong pressure, internal strife was rampant within the Song Dynasty.

The Wu family, which had been entrenched in Sichuan for more than eighty years and produced famous anti-Jin generals such as Wu Lin and Wu Jie, had actually rebelled under the leadership of the new family head, Wu Xi.

Wu Xi not only drove out Song Dynasty officials, proclaiming himself the King of Shu, but also sent his general Li Ji to welcome Jin troops into Fengzhou, ceding the four prefectures of Jie, Cheng, He, and Feng to the Jin Dynasty in one breath and pledging allegiance to the Jin Dynasty.

When this news reached the Jin Dynasty, the court and the public were overjoyed. This was not only because the Wu family had been the Song Dynasty's most stubborn resistance force in Sichuan, repeatedly defeating the Jin army. Moreover, Wu Xi's rebellion meant that the Song Dynasty's western offensive against the Jin Dynasty had fallen into complete bankruptcy.

Good news also came from the eastern front.

Qiu Cong, an old general of the Song Dynasty on the eastern front, stationed in Jiankang City, secretly sent an envoy, Chen Bi, to the Jin Dynasty, expressing his willingness to seek peace. Now, the Jin Dynasty no longer had to worry about the eastern front.

The Jin Dynasty's central front also made very smooth progress. General Wanyan Kuang won successive battles, and now he had already besieged Xiangyang, an important town in the Song Dynasty.

Not only that, Wanyan Kuang also captured hundreds of Song Dynasty beauties during the war and presented them to the imperial court.

After a month of training, these beauties were now singing and dancing in the hall for the Jin Dynasty's emperor and his officials.

As the dance came to an end, the Jin Dynasty's emperor, Wanyan Jing, sat on the dragon throne, his eyes sweeping over the officials in the hall, his heart filled with triumph. He raised his wine cup and said loudly, "Esteemed ministers, let us drink this cup together today to celebrate the prosperity of our great Jin Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is at the end of its rope, and the world will belong to our great Jin!"

The officials raised their cups one after another, echoing in unison, "Your Majesty is wise, may the Jin Dynasty prosper!"

At this moment, the Jin Dynasty's emperor and his officials, accompanied by fine wine and beauties, were indulging in the joy of this victory, as if the whole world was trembling beneath their feet.

However, it was also at this moment—

As soon as he said this, the hall suddenly became like a boiling pot, a scene of uproar.

"This... how is this possible?"

"Although the Xia Kingdom is a bit weak, it has been established for two hundred years! The Song Dynasty has sent hundreds of thousands of troops several times, but they have not been able to capture it!"

"Even when our Jin Dynasty was at its zenith, the Xia Kingdom was not considered very docile! How could it so easily succumb to the small Mongolia?"

"What a joke! How many people are there in the barbarian tribe on the grassland? How could they conquer the Xia Kingdom with hundreds of thousands of troops?"

"It's fake, right? Is this alarmist talk?"

...

When the Jin Dynasty's officials heard this, their first reaction was not anger or fear, but denial!

They simply did not believe the facts before their eyes!

The Jin Dynasty's emperor, Wanyan Jing, also did not believe it.

After the officials' voices slowly subsided, he asked with a gloomy face, "Is the news reliable?"

"Absolutely true, Your Majesty!"

The minor official said, "Although the Xia Kingdom has surrendered to Mongolia, it is actually still afraid of offending our great Jin Dynasty. Now, a secret envoy has already arrived in Zhongdu and is waiting outside the hall to be summoned, intending to tell Your Majesty the Xia Kingdom's grievances."

"What? The Western Xia envoy has arrived?"

Only then did Wanyan Jing's heart sink, feeling that what the minor official said was probably seventy or eighty percent true, and he had no choice but to say, "Summon the Western Xia envoy into the hall."

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"As you command!"

Before long, the Western Xia envoy walked slowly into the hall, his expression solemn.

He bowed deeply to Wanyan Jing, and then said, "Your Majesty, my Western Xia's ruler has specially sent me here to explain the recent events to the great Jin Dynasty. The Mongolian iron cavalry is unstoppable, and my Western Xia is really powerless to resist, so we have no choice but to temporarily pledge allegiance to seek self-preservation. However, my Western Xia's ruler still remembers the old friendship with the great Jin Dynasty in his heart. As long as the great Jin can defeat Mongolia, my Western Xia will naturally pledge allegiance to the great Jin again."

Wanyan Jing sneered and said, "The ruler of Western Xia is playing a good game. No matter how strong the Mongolian iron cavalry is, they are just taking advantage of our great Jin Dynasty's battle with the Song Dynasty. When our great Jin can free up our hands, we will definitely defeat Mongolia. As for Western Xia... We have noted your choice."

The Western Xia envoy's face changed, and he hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, my Western Xia is really acting out of helplessness, please understand, Your Majesty!"

He wanted to explain that the Xia Kingdom's original emperor, Li Chunyou, was so incompetent and useless that he caused the current situation. Now that Li Chunyou had died suddenly from an illness, Yue Wang Li Anquan succeeded to the throne. Although he nominally submitted to Mongolia, he still intends to serve the Jin Dynasty in his heart.

However, Wanyan Jing was no longer in the mood to listen to the bad news he brought, and he waved his hand to dismiss him.

Then, he said to the officials, "Esteemed ministers, there is no need to panic. Mongolia is just taking advantage of the situation. When our great Jin Dynasty has resolved the Song Dynasty, we will naturally deal with them. Today is a day of celebration, there is no need to let these trivial matters spoil the fun. Come, let the music continue, let the dancing continue!"

The music sounded again, and the beauties began to dance again, but the atmosphere in the hall was no longer as relaxed as before.

Although the officials were still raising their cups and drinking, there was more worry in their eyes.

The rather strong Xia Kingdom was conquered by Mongolia just like that?

What kind of strength does the newborn Mongolia actually have?

No matter how nicely the Xia Kingdom's emperor puts it, the Mongolia in the north and the Xia Kingdom in the west are now enemy states of the Jin Dynasty!

Adding to that, the Great Song, which is eyeing them covetously in the south...

From now on, the Jin Dynasty will be in for trouble!