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They were captured as soon as they arrived at the pass.
Yelü Yu saw that he was exhausted from climbing the mountain.
He calmly said as the soldiers bound him:
"My son and I are not spies,"
"I am Yelü Yudu, a general of the Liao Dynasty."
"This time, we have come to surrender to the Ming Dynasty with important military intelligence."
"Take me to Taiyuan immediately!"
"I want to see your high-ranking officials!"
The guards exchanged glances.
Let the father and son have a good meal.
They immediately arranged for a fast horse to set off.
two days later,
They then met Zhang Guangdao.
"Are you Yelü Yudu?"
Zhang Guangdao examined it carefully.
Yelü Yudu quickly recounted his experience, and then said:
"Wanyan Zonghan established the Yunzhong Privy Council in Datong,"
"Its jurisdiction only extended to the Western Capital Circuit of the Liao Dynasty,"
"Daizhou, Xinzhou, and Ninghua Army of the Song Dynasty,"
"And the vast grasslands to the north."
“These areas have insufficient grain production,”
"Wanyan Zonghan's army was too difficult to support."
"The Jin court was wary of Wanyan Zonghan's military strength,"
"We dare not withhold military rations,"
"But we dare not give them too much rations."
"Therefore, Wanyan Zonghan's army always lacked sufficient rations,"
“The gentry, the powerful, and the common people could not bear their exploitation.”
"Once the Ming army marches north,"
"The people of every region will surely welcome the king's army with food and drink!"
Zhang Guangdao asked, "Will Wanyan Zonghan head south this year?"
Yelü Yudu said, "He has always wanted to invade the south, but his army lacks sufficient supplies."
"We have repeatedly urged the Jin court to provide grain,"
"But the Jin court kept delaying and refused to give it to us."
"Do you think the Jin Dynasty court will give it to us?" Zhang Guangdao asked.
"They'll definitely give it to me,"
Yelü Yudu said,
"Wanyan Zongwang also wanted to invade the south,"
“Someone was sent to Datong to contact Wanyan Zonghan.”
"They both command significant military forces,"
"If they join forces to exert pressure,"
"The Jin court had no choice but to agree."
"But the deployment of troops won't be too soon,"
"They're dragging their feet, waiting for the military supplies to arrive in Datong,"
"It's probably already autumn."
This intelligence is extremely important.
Zhang Guangdao was very satisfied and said to Yelü Yudu:
"The Jurchens were all barbarians,"
"They don't know how to make good use of talented people,"
“They even went back on their word and treated surrendered generals poorly.”
"I will immediately send men to escort the general and his son to Kaifeng,"
"With the talents of both of you,"
"They will surely be relied upon by our Great Ming Dynasty!"
"Thank you, General!"
Yelü Yu was overjoyed.
The father and son were rushed to Shandong to see the emperor.
Zhao Yuan made his westward tour from Dengzhou.
Before even arriving in Jinan Prefecture,
Then we received news that Yelü Yudu had come to surrender.
Furthermore, they brought detailed military intelligence.
"Congratulations, Your Highness! The Jin Kingdom is doomed!"
Fu Zhirou flattered him.
Zhao Yuan asked with a smile, "How do you know that the Jin Kingdom will inevitably be defeated?"
Fu Zhirou said, "Within the Jin Dynasty, powerful ministers hold power."
"There are military generals who have established their own power outside,"
"Power was divided into three parts,"
"There are already signs that the dynasty is doomed."
"They still dare to head south now,"
"It's just based on a sharp edge."
"Our troops don't even need to leave the city for field battles,"
"Simply hold the cities,"
"We must not allow the Jin state to plunder too much money and grain."
"Wait until the Jin army returns empty-handed,"
"There is a severe shortage of food in the country,"
"Internal strife is inevitable."
“That makes sense,” Zhao Yuan nodded.
Historically, the Jin dynasty was able to successfully weather crises.
It was just too convenient that Wanyan Zongwang died.
Either die early or die late
Unfortunately, he died suddenly immediately after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty.
This disrupted the tripartite balance of power in the Jin Dynasty.
Let Wanyan Zonghan's family become the only powerful family.
So arrogant that they dared to punish the Jin emperor with a cane.
The threat of internal strife was resolved in one fell swoop.
When Zhao Yuan was reading history books before,
Some even suspected that Wanyan Zongwang was poisoned.
The timing of that sudden death was absolutely perfect.
Not only did Wanyan Zongwang die a convenient death,
His deputy, Liu Yanzong, also died at a convenient time.
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The troops under their command
Wanyan Zonghan swiftly annexed it without lifting a finger.
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"Your Majesty, we pay our respects!"
Ten miles outside Jinan city.
High-ranking military and political officials from Shandong all came to greet them.
The Left Provincial Administration Commissioner of Shandong was Zhang Shuye.
The Right Provincial Administration Commissioner was Linghu Xu.
The old friend who went to the capital with Zhao Yuan to take the imperial examination,
Li Hanzhang's highest official position was Minister of Personnel.
Secondly, Linghu Xu was appointed as the Right Provincial Governor of Shandong.
Min Zishun is currently the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Henan (his next step is to be promoted to Right Provincial Administration Commissioner).
Bai Chongyan was appointed as the prefect of Hangzhou (the next step was to be transferred back to Kaifeng as the prefect).
Northern provinces,
It has been changed to a general system.
The General Commander of Shanxi was Zhang Guangdao.
The General Commander of Hebei was Guan Sheng.
The Shandong General was Deng Chun.
The General Commander of Shaanxi was Yang Zhi.
These general positions were all excessive.
They will be transferred back to the Grand Marshal's Mansion in the next few years.
The position of general was reassigned to other frontline commanders.
This approach,
They were promoted.
This also provides more opportunities for other generals to advance.
For example, Li Bao,
After returning from Fujian,
We went straight into the Grand Marshal's Mansion.
They were only sent out to command troops during major battles.
Zhao Yuan summoned several high-ranking civil and military officials to the ship.