From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 944

"I want to walk from south to north, and I want to walk from north to dark."

"I want people to see me, but they don't know who I am."

The wanton singing answered in the vast land, accompanied by the silver bell-like laughter, the two rode horses and crossed the mountains and rivers.

"It's so beautiful!"

Guan Miaoshan looked at the scenery around and couldn't help but sighed: "Although I rarely go out of the palace and it's my first time to come to this place, I am still shocked by the scenery in front of me."

"Along the way, there are soldiers everywhere, helping the local people to repair houses and build houses, loosen the soil and bury the snow. The scene is magnificent and gratifying."

"Wu Dingzhong and Liu Fang are really talents."

Zhou Yuan said: "Few people who can achieve their status are stupid, it all depends on the will of the superiors."

"I gave them arduous tasks, but also gave them full autonomy to make decisions. They have a stage to fully exert their potential."

"In fact, helping the local people to work has multiple meanings."

"First, it helps the people get through the hard times, and secondly, it increases It can enhance the relationship between the army and the people, greatly improve the organizational ability of the commander and middle-level officers, and finally improve the obedience of the soldiers and their understanding of complex orders. "

"With so much land, so many dilapidated houses, and so many people in need of help, how to allocate limited soldiers? How to help more people efficiently? These are all tests. "

Guan Miaoshan looked at Zhou Yuan and said, "It is said that you have transported 10 million taels of silver from the south, and distributed them to various military camps?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "It is used to expand equipment, tactical training and improve food. There will be big battles in the future. At this moment, it is time to consolidate your foundation."

Guan Miaoshan said, "North?"

Zhou Yuan pointed to the front and said, "It is at the end of this road."

Guan Miaoshan said, "The bears in the north have big appetites. How big is it?"

Zhou Yuan sighed and said, "It wasn't that big originally, but the appetite will definitely grow in the future."

"Why?"

"Because of the change of times."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Whether it is the naval battles in Western Europe or the wars in the South China Sea of ​​our Great Jin, they have proved from all aspects that the weight of the sea is increasing. The influence of ports largely determines the influence of countries and nations."

"The bears in the north are also eager to go to the water, but there are too few ice-free ports on their side, and the location is too remote to affect the marine situation."

"But the Jurchens have ice-free ports with excellent locations, which can directly affect the Pacific Ocean. This is what they will definitely pursue strongly."

"As the Grand Marshal of the Army, it is my instinct to be prepared for danger in times of peace. I can't just leave these ports. "Vladivostok cannot be given, Sakhalin cannot be given, and the vast land east of the Ussuri River cannot be given." At this point, Zhou Yuan sneered and said coldly: "In fact, I think they want more than just these places, they want more, they want the Xing'an Mountains, and the fertile land of the entire Heilongjiang River Basin." Guan Miaoshan thought for a while before saying: "It would be great if there was a map now. Just listening to you, I feel unfamiliar with these names." Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Because most of these names are translated from Jurchen into Chinese, they have not yet been popularized in the Central Plains and have not formed an influence." "But no matter what, I will not let the Northern Bear succeed. They have ambitions, so let's have a fight." Guan Miaoshan felt the heaviness and fighting spirit in his words. She looked forward and said softly: "We are almost in Shenzhou." "It was the former Liaodong Dusi." Zhou Yuan slowly stopped and saw the buildings in front and the soldiers stationed by the Eastern Tartars. Guan Miaoshan said, "We're just going to go like this? What will Dajin do if the other party turns hostile?"

Zhou Yuan said, "That's why I came here."

"If they attack us, it means that what I expected cannot be realized for the time being."

"If they don't attack us, it means that the tacit understanding is still there and the other party has made up their minds."

"I want to know their attitude."

Guan Miaoshan frowned and said, "Huang Taiji already knows we are coming?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "It's been several days since we left Shanhaiguan. No matter how weak their intelligence system is, it can't be this weak."

As soon as the voice fell, the door of the tent in front opened, and a woman in a black robe rode up and quickly came to the front.

After ten months of separation, her appearance has not changed, but her face has become more sorrowful and tired.

The tattooed moon on the center of her eyebrows is dim, just like her eyes and her face.

Zhou Yuan and Guan Miaoshan got off the horse and walked slowly over.

Wanyan Daichan, wearing a shaman robe, stood in place, quietly watching the twoPeople.

They looked at each other in silence, only the wind was lonely.

It was unknown how long it had been before Wanyan Daichan handed the thing in her hand to Zhou Yuan and whispered, "This is a map east of Shanhaiguan, including the entire Far East, very detailed. Your Majesty asked me to bring it to you."

Zhou Yuan opened it and saw a red line on the map that was very eye-catching.

He understood Huang Taiji's attitude.

The other party was still smart. In this chaotic world, he did find a way to save the Jurchens.

He can be said to be the savior of this nation.

Wanyan Daichan whispered: "We have withdrawn all the garrisons along the way. You can enter Goryeo from the Yalu River without worry."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "Has Huang Taiji received my letter?"

Wanyan Daichan said: "He said he would do everything he should do."

Speaking of this, Wanyan Daichan couldn't help but said: "Zhou Yuan, when did you and His Majesty reach a consensus? Why can you see so far?"

"Jizhou."

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "In the battle on the grassland in the north, the Portuguese cannon showed its power. Huang Taiji should have seen it clearly. He knew that he couldn't keep up with the times."

"When he was in Jizhou, he would rather risk being annihilated by me than wait for me for ten days to send you to my side."

"At that time, I felt that he had realized something."

"On the coast of Ninghai City, he said something to me."

"He said: 'The change in the situation in the world is not in me, but in the sea.'"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan laughed , slowly said: "This sentence almost tells all the changes in the next few hundred years."

"Tacit understanding, naturally reached."

Wanyan Daichan said: "And I am sandwiched between you, like a clown."

Zhou Yuan said: "You are not the only clown. How many people scolded me for letting Huang Taiji go? I can't count them."

"But I don't care about those insults. They can't see what I see, and they can't do what I want to do. The responsibility is on me, and the insults are part of it."

Wanyan Daichan clenched her fists, she looked at Zhou Yuan deeply, gritted her teeth and said: "So, why do you forgive her! You can be the emperor yourself!"

Guan Miaoshan raised her eyebrows and said: "Don't make trouble, we finally reconciled, you come to dig up the old accounts? What's your intention!"

Zhou Yuan said: "Daichan, go back, you have a heavy burden on you, Huang Taiji has entrusted the fate of the Jurchens to you."

Hearing this, Wanyan Daichan inexplicably wanted to cry.

She has always been concerned about her nation. For the Jurchens, she has almost given up everything, including plotting against Zhou Yuan and hunting him down.

Now, the fate of the Jurchens rests on her, but it is up to Zhou Yuan to decide.

Fate always mocks everyone in the world.

She looked at Zhou Yuan and said in a trembling voice: "You forgave her, but will you forgive me?"

Zhou Yuan said: "When the contradictions of the nation are gradually eliminated, the contradictions between you and me will naturally disappear."

Wanyan Daichan's nose was sour, and she turned around quickly, choking and saying: "I'll wait for you in Shenzhou, remember to bring Cai Ni with you, I miss her."

After speaking, she got on the horse and galloped away.