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Wanyan Aguda decided to drive back to the court, and handed over the main force of the Jin army to Wanyan Zonghan, the famous clan general whom he valued the most, and entrusted him with the responsibility of destroying the remnant Liao forces and capturing Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi alive. Wanyan Zonghan.
As a result, Wanyan Zonghan monopolized the ruling and conquest power in the northwest and southwest of the Kingdom of Jin.Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Yinshuke, Wanyan Wulu and other experienced Jurchen generals all gathered under Wanyan Zonghan.The young Wanyan Zonghan mastered the most powerful and elite armed group in the Kingdom of Jin.
At the beginning of the Kingdom of Jin, it still retains many traditions of tribal alliances. The succession of the heir to the throne has not yet established a system of inheriting the father's business, but brother and brother, and the strong are respected.
Although Ximenqing gave the Jurchen many classic books of the Han people, and spared no effort to Sinicize these Jurchen nobles, after all, the time is too short to have enough influence on the older generation of Jurchen nobles.
Therefore, Wanyan Aguda, who was seriously ill, had to face a realistic heir issue.
Although some Han officials made suggestions for Wanyan Aguda, thinking that according to the systems of Song and Liao, His Majesty the Emperor should pass on the throne to his son, but Wanyan Aguda knew that the time was not ripe in the Kingdom of Jin, and his son could not inherit the throne.
Whether it is the eldest son Wanyan Zongqian, the second son Wanyan Zongwang, or the eldest son Wanyan Zongjun, the prestige among the Jurchen nobles is not enough to convince the public. This time, they will not get the support of various nobles and be embraced on the throne.
8 Chapter Sixty
In today's Dajin Kingdom, after Wanyan Aguda, only his brother Wanyan Wu Qimai and the prime minister Wanyan Sagai were the only ones who had the prestige and strength to ascend to the throne among their peers.
Among the clan nobles of the sons and nephews, the only heir whose ability and reputation is enough to convince the public, after the death of Wanyan Zongxiong who is both civil and military, is Wanyan Zonghan, who is known as the No. 1 in the army.
Therefore, Wanyan Sagai and Wanyan Zonghan and his son even faintly surpassed Wanyan Wu Qimai in the battle for the succession to the throne.
In his heart, Wanyan Agu still planned to pass on the throne to his brother Wanyan Wu begging to buy it.
Keeping Wanyan Zonghan in Xijing, not allowing him to return to Huining City, the capital of the Kingdom of Jin, with him, and at the same time giving him great power, is Wanyan Aguda implying that Wanyan Sagai and Wanyan Zonghan and his son will withdraw from the struggle for imperial power .
Giving Wanyan Zonghan real power in the southwest and northwest and improving his status in the army can also be regarded as a kind of compensation from Wanyan Aguda to Wanyan Zonghan, which can be used to appease Wanyan Sagai, one of the three giants of the Jin Kingdom.
Wanyan Sagai was old and in poor health, he was almost seriously ill in the past few years, it was all thanks to Ximen Qing who sought medical advice and cured him.
Even so, Wanyan Aguda judged that his cousin had no intention of missing the throne, and it was more likely that he hoped to support Wanyan Zonghan to ascend the throne.
Wanyan Aguda handed over the most powerful army to Wanyan Zonghan, making him the well-deserved No.1 in the army of the Kingdom of Jin.In the future, after Wanyan Wu Qimai passed away, Wanyan Zonghan, who held military power, was undoubtedly the strongest among the clan and nobles, and he was very likely to inherit the throne.
Come to think of it, cousin Wanyan Sagai should be able to accept this political arrangement of hers!
Of course, in theory, Wanyan Aguda's fifth younger brother, Wanyan Xie, who is extremely strong in Lun Haobo, also has the qualifications to inherit the throne after Wanyan Wu Qimai's death, according to the Jurchen tradition of brotherhood and brotherhood.
However, Wanyan Xie's ability is obviously not as good as Wanyan Zonghan's, and his prestige in the army is not enough.As the commander-in-chief and leading the army to attack Zhongjing in the Liao Kingdom, Wanyan Xie could no longer hold back Wanyan Zonghan as his deputy, and obviously lacked the support of powerful generals in the army.
From Wanyan Aguda's point of view, in the future, his fifth younger brother will definitely not be able to suppress Wanyan Zonghan, who is all-rounder in civil and military affairs. According to the Jurchen tradition of respecting the strong, it is the wisest choice for Wanyan Xie to let Xian withdraw from the struggle for imperial power in time.
As for his sons, they are all talented people, but their qualifications are slightly less senior.After some experience, maybe he can inherit the throne from Wanyan Zonghan?
After leaving Wanyan Zonghan and a group of generals in the army to continue to conquer the remnant Liao forces in the Xijing area, Wanyan Aguda took Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongfu, Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Zongjun's sons and fifth younger brother Wanyan Xie on the road. on the way home.
On the marching road, Wanyan Agu summoned his sons to his side and told them to respect their uncle Wanyan Wu Qimai, respect their cousin Wanyan Zonghan, and maintain a good relationship with the two families.
The members of Wanyanzong are all smart people, and with a little help, they understood his father's painstaking efforts.
When Wanyan Aguda led the army to the Wodushan Post Station, he felt that he was exhausted, so he hurriedly sent people back to the capital to summon Wanyan Wu Qimai and Wanyan Sagai and other clan nobles to meet him.
Wanyan Aguda issued an imperial edict to Wanyan Wu Qimai and said: "Now the Lord of Liao lost all his teachers and fled to Xia Kingdom. Liao officials Telie and Yaoshi robbed his son Yali and set him up. Zonghan and others have left him to paint .
I have been on tour for a long time, and I have made great achievements. The state department I have won, the government must appease, and I will use it to return the capital.
In mid-August, you can go to Changchun Prefecture, and you will lead your relatives to welcome me, especially if you go to Leopard Cliff. "
After Wanyan Wu Qimai received his elder brother's edict, he hurriedly led his clan relatives westward to meet Wanyan Aguda, and met Wanyan Aguda and his party on the north bank of the Hun River.
King Wanyan Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin died in Taizhou after confessing his political last words to his ministers.
In September Yimao, the whole country of the Kingdom of Jin held a funeral, and the Taizu Wanyan Aguda was buried west of Miyagi.
After finishing the funeral of the Emperor Taizu, the national theory of Hulubo was extremely fierce. Wanyan Sagai obviously accepted the political arrangement of Wanyan Aguda. Bo Jilie Wanyan Wu begged to buy the throne of Zhengdi.
Wanyan Wu Qimai declined twice, Wanyan Zongqian led his younger brothers to forcibly put the imperial robe on Wanyan Wu Qimai's body, and stuffed the jade seal into Wanyan Wu Qimai's arms, Wanyan Wu Qimai accepted the inheritance The seat of emperor.
Of course, this is nothing more than Wanyan Wu begging for a hypocritical political performance.
It must be known that Wanyan Wu Qimai is extremely powerful, and when he was young, he liked to wrestle with bears. If he really didn't want to, even a few people from Wanyanzong might not be able to surround him.
As a result, Wanyan Wu Qimai, who received the acquiescence of the Wanyan Sagai family and the support of the Wanyan Aguda family, ascended the throne and became the second emperor of the Kingdom of Jin.
The death of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda had a great impact on the Song Dynasty. The three prefectures of Xijingshuo, Wu, and Wei that he had promised to deliver were forced to postpone the delivery date.
Wanyan Zonghan is in power now, Xijing Road is actually under his rule, and he has no intention of handing over the Yunzhong area to the Song Dynasty.Therefore, when the Song envoy rushed to his camp and asked him about the delivery, he politely refused on the grounds that Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom was still alive and the Jin army was going to use troops in the Yunzhong area, so the land could not be delivered.
Jin Guo sent envoys to inform Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda of his death. To express his condolences, Emperor Huizong of Song ordered to stop court for five days.
Then, Song Huizong ordered Zhang Ju and Ma Kuo to represent the Song Dynasty to the Kingdom of Jin to mourn Jin Taizu, and congratulated Wanyan Wu begging for succession.What Song Huizong meant was to let Zhang Ju and Ma Kuo take the opportunity to beg for the land of Xijing from the new emperor Wanyan Wu.
At this time, Ximenqing, who was in Yanggu County, also received a letter from Wanyan Wulu from Ximenbao, Posu Road, and learned that his father-in-law Wanyan Aguda had passed away, and Wanyan Wulu had rushed to the capital Huining City.In the letter, Wanyan Wulu asked Ximenqing to go north quickly to Huining City to mourn his father Wanyan Aguda.
After Ximen Qing received the letter, he immediately packed up his luggage, and hurriedly set foot on the road to the Kingdom of Jin with Jiao Ting and two hundred guards.
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When Wanyan Aguda died of illness on the way back home, Zhang Juejun in Pingzhou, under the secret encouragement of the Song Dynasty, started a fight with the Jin army.
Taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Jin army was far away in Fengsheng Prefecture, Xijing Road, Zhang Jue stationed [-] soldiers and horses in the outskirts of Runzhou, trying to coerce the four states of Qian, Lai, Run, and Xi to rebel against the gold and join his forces.
However, although the main force of the Jin army did not return to the division, Yan Yanmu, the governor of Xianzhou Road, led the troops from Jinzhou, defeated Zhang Juejun outside Runzhou City, and drove Zhang Jue back to Pingzhou.
Wanyan's mother wanted to take advantage of the victory to attack Pingzhou in Nanjing, but due to continuous heavy rains and difficult roads, she stayed in Runzhou to rest and recuperate.
In September, Wanyan's mother led the troops to break through Yuguan and enter the territory of Yingzhou.Zhang Jue set up an ambush at the entrance of Loufeng, leading Wanyan's mother's army to fight.During the battle between the two armies, Zhang Juejun's ambush soldiers rushed out from Loufengkou, but they were defeated by Xiemao Ali, Sanjianlu, and Hulubu Sanmeng'an under Wanyan's mother.
Zhang Juejun retreated back to Pingzhou City in embarrassment, and Wanyan's mother seized the opportunity to capture Yingzhou.
Chapter 861 Unstoppable Song Huizong
After Wanyan Wu Qimai, the new emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, ascended the throne, he did not have the prestige of ruling the Quartet like Wanyan Aguda.In order to stabilize the powerful factions of all parties and gain their support, Wanyan Wu Qimai had to let them share more power.
In October, Wanyan Wu Qimai first issued an edict, using the empty name to announce the first hundred roads to the most powerful faction in the army. Granting must wait for invitation, which may lead to stagnation, and it is done at a low price."
The so-called "empty name and a hundred ways" is a hundred blank appointment letters, which is equivalent to giving Wanyan Zonghan the power to appoint officials in Xijing himself.
Although the imperial edict is implicit, why is it because of the long distance? If Wanyan Zonghan wants to promote and appoint officials, he must ask the emperor Wanyan Wu who is in the capital to beg for them.In fact, all the military and political power in the Northwest and Southwest were transferred to Wanyan Zonghan.
Wanyan Zonghan is in charge of one side alone, owns the most powerful legion of the Jin army, and has become the largest warlord in the Jin country, so Wanyan Wu Qimai must also be careful to appease him.
Because Wanyan Aguda had always left his brother Wanyan Wu Qimai in the capital to manage political affairs, and rarely let him lead the army, resulting in very few confidant generals in the Jin army.
At this time, the only one in the Jin army who could give Wanyan Wu the most firm support for begging for money was Wanyanchang, who was then the governor of Xi Liulu and put down the Xi people's rebellion in Dadingfu, Zhongjing.
Wanyanchang was the son of Wanyan Yingge, the former head of the Jurchen capital who was revered as Jin Muzong after the founding of the Kingdom of Jin. He was the uncle brother of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda and Jin Taizong Wanyan Wu Qimai.
In addition, Wan Yanchang married Kim Kangjong's daughter when he grew up.