In the cage, there is light again.

"Mr. Cao? Mr. Cao? ”

Cao Guangbi turned around and saw an official hunched and said, "Mr. Cao, are you okay?" ”

Cao Guangbi knew that this official named Zhang Siming was a civil official who ran errands for Bai Shizhong, and he received him last time when he asked to see Bai Shizhong, at that time, Zhang Siming was impatient with Cao Guangbi, Bai Ding, but now he is a haba. When Cao Guangbi saw him like this, he knew that things had changed.

Zhang Simin repeatedly stressed on the side that it was a misunderstanding to put him in prison this time, and asked him not to be surprised. Cao Guangbi was thinking about state affairs at this time, where did he care about this? waved his hand and said, "Can I see Xiangye now?" ”

Zhang Siming hurriedly said: "Of course, of course, Xiangye has been waiting in the mansion for a long time. ”

Cao Guangbi said again: "And my two friends Deng Su Shikang ......"

Zhang Siming said: "Xiangye asked me to invite Mr. Cao first, and Mr. Deng and Mr. Shi should wait a while." But I have already explained that they will be served well, and they cannot be rude to Mr. Deng and Mr. Shi. ”

Cao Guangbi also knew that everything in the Great Song Dynasty required formalities, and said: "Okay, without further ado, I'll go and meet Bai Dazai first." If Deng Su Shikang is released, please send someone to bring a message, so let them find a place to settle down first. ”

Zhang Siming even claimed that it was, which led Cao Guangbi to see Bai Shizhong. Cao Guangbi inquired all the way about the major events that had happened in the past few days, and only then did he know that the current emperor had issued an edict, summoned the teacher of the king of Qin, and ordered the crown prince to be the pastor of Kaifeng. Cao Guangbi said in his heart: "What is Song Ting's plan like this? ”

Soon when I came to Baifu, I saw two graceful and luxurious white-faced scholars sitting in the hall, Zhang Siming said: "Bai Xiang, Xu Xiang, Mr. Cao Guangbi has arrived." He also introduced Cao Guangbi and said: "Mr. Cao, this is my Great Song Dazai and subordinate Bai Xiangye, and this is Xu Xiangye, a scholar of Guanwendian University." Let's see it. ”

Cao Guangbi is not arrogant, nor is he humble, he saw Bai Shizhong and Xu Churen with the gift of seeing the prime minister in cloth, and sighed secretly in his heart: "Ying Qi seems to be a civilized person on the outside, but in fact, he is still cunning inside, so he can deal with Zong Han and Zong Wang." If you are like these two, how can you fight with Zong Han and Zong Wang? ”

Bai Shizhong and Xu Churen have both seen the envoys of the Jin State, and those envoys of the Jin State shouted that they wanted to fight and kill every time they came to Bianliang, so that the Daojun Emperor did not dare to meet them, and often ordered Bai Shizhong to receive them on his behalf. Bai Shizhong neither dared to offend these golden envoys, nor dared to get close, every time he met them, he was terrified, and at this time he wanted to meet Cao Guangbi, who had a much higher status than those golden envoys in the Jin country, and he was also worried, how could he know that although Cao Guangbi looked brave, he was obviously a person who knew etiquette, so he was relieved.

Zhao Ji and his prime ministers are most afraid of the Jurchen and Khitan unreasonable brute bandits, and they like to knead such martial and polite real soldiers in the way of the seed master and the seed master, how can they be unhappy when they see that Cao Guangbi obviously belongs to the latter? Fortunately, Yu Tong and others gave Bai Shizhong the name of Yan Hu through a voice, telling him that there was a "barbaric" tiger princess behind Cao Guangbi, who restrained Zhili, so that Bai Shizhong did not immediately change his face to treat Cao Guangbi, but just coughed twice and said: "Mr. Cao, it's hard work." ”

Xu Churen was a little more capable than Bai Shizhong, and asked, "Mr. Cao, I heard that you are in charge of the military power in the Jin Kingdom, is it true?" ”

Cao Guangbi corrected: "Although the Han Department is attached to the Jin State, it is just like when Liu Bei lived in Eastern Wu - although the Jin State is now the nominal suzerain, I am holding the Han Ministry's Yulu and receiving the order of the general Zhi Yanchong, which has nothing to do with the Jin State. As for the power of the army, yes, before I left the Han Department, my position in the army was only under the great general Zhi Yanchong. ”

Bai Shizhong sighed, and Xu Churen asked again: "Since you are so rich in the Han Dynasty, why do you want to come to my Great Song Dynasty?" Do you want the Son of Heaven to give you an official and a knight? ”

"Joining the ranks?" Cao Guangbi said angrily: "Although Cao Guangbi has been outside the customs for a long time, he has not forgotten that he is a descendant of China!" Now that the Jurchens have invaded the south, the mountains and rivers of the Great Song Dynasty are worried, and the people of the Central Plains are suffering! If I want to steal peace alone in southern Liaoning, how can my conscience be happy! I gave up my official position and returned to the Song Dynasty this time, just hoping to do my best! As for fame and wealth, it is not what Cao dares to ask for! ”

Although Xu Churen was not very capable, he finally had a little benevolence, and nodded when he heard the words: "I see, then Mr. Cao is really rare, rare." ”

Cao Guangbi said: "Now that the major events are present, how can I mention personal honor and disgrace? Let's ask the two ministers, where is the Jurchen fighting now? ”

Bai Shizhong was stunned and didn't know how to answer, Xu Churen sighed: "Right now, the Jin people have surrounded Zhongshan. Alas, difficult, difficult, difficult! ”

Bai Shizhong asked tentatively: "Mr. Cao, since Dajin and the Han Department are not in harmony, I wonder if I can ask Mr. to repair the book and urge Princess Tiger to send troops to help?" ”

Xu Churen also nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad." ”

"I'm afraid it's going to be very difficult." Cao Guangbi said: "I wonder if the two ministers know that our Han general, Zhi Yanchong, has been placed under house arrest by the Jurchens?" ”

Bai Shizhong and Xu Churen glanced at each other and said, "I've heard of this, but there is another saying that the Han generals and the Jurchens joined forces to go south, which is true and which is false, we really can't tell which one." ”

Cao Guangbi said loudly: "The so-called team, of course, is fake!" The reason why our general was placed under house arrest by the Jurchens was because he refused to join forces with the Jurchens to invade the Song Dynasty in Dading Mansion! Now Zongwang Zonghan is under the banner of joining forces with the Han Ministry, but he just wants to strengthen his military morale and appease the Han Ministry, so that the Tiger Princess will not dare to act rashly! ”

Xu Churen said: "Can the Han Department borrow soldiers?" ”

Cao Guangbi said: "The matter of borrowing troops is probably not something that the Han Department dares to do - because once the Han Department borrows troops, it will force Zongwang Zonghan to kill the general, and the Han Department is loyal to Zhi Yanchong, who dares to do such a thing to force the lord to death?" ”

Bai Shizhong and Xu Churen frowned when they heard this, and Cao Guangbi said: "Although the Han Department can't borrow troops, but with it left behind Dajin, the Jin army can't help but be afraid!" Therefore, as long as the Great Song Dynasty can block the Jurchen offensive, Zongwang Zonghan will be in a dilemma! ”

Xu Churen sighed: "But now it seems that it may be difficult to stop it!" ”

"No!" Cao Guangbi said: "The Great Song Dynasty is a wide range of people, and there are many heroes!" As long as the court has determination and courage, even ten Jurchens can't beat it! Although Yanjing is lost, there are still rivers and Zhongshan! Even if the Jurchens break these famous cities in the north, we still have big rivers! And Bianjing! Guangbi knows that the Jurchens have no will to fight for a long time, as long as the Great Song Dynasty is determined to resist the war, we will definitely not lose! ”

Cao Guangbi spoke impassionedly, but when he arrived in Bai Shizhong, it was like a spring breeze in his ears. He was still very afraid of Jin Bing in his heart, a white-faced scholar who opened his mouth to recite poetry and paint with his pen, he was frightened when he heard the tiger wolf howling, let alone want him to fight the tiger? Therefore, he had no interest in Cao Guangbi's proposal to resist the war.

Cao Guangbi was in a hurry, and suddenly someone in the palace came to announce Bai Shizhong's entry, and Bai Shizhong said: "Mr. Cao, the matter of resisting gold is not trivial, we have to ask for the Holy Will before we can decide." How about I arrange for you to stay in the Duting Station first, and then make a decision after the Holy Lord's will comes down? ”

Cao Guangbi said: "I am a cloth cloth returning from a long trip, and I am not a messenger from a foreign country, how can I go to live in the capital pavilion?" Please also allow me to find a place to live in the city. If the two ministers can't believe it, it's good to send someone to monitor it, and if the emperor and the prime minister have an edict to send them, Cao Guangbi will be there with him. But this is all pavilions, Cao Guangbi really doesn't want to go! ”

Bai Shizhong was quite chaotic at this time, and frowned: "Okay, then I'll let someone arrange a place to live nearby." He ordered Zhang Siming to entertain Cao Guangbi, and he and Xu Churen hurriedly came to the palace.

When he came to the palace, he learned that there were two envoys from the Jin Kingdom who followed Tong Guan, and the Zhao Guanjia was so frightened that they were constipated when they heard the word Jin at this moment, where did they dare to see them? But if someone sends a messenger to your capital, you don't dare to see it, that's not too good! So Zhao Ji was in a hurry to give birth to wisdom and create the gift of "little envoy". What is a small envoy salute? It was the envoy who was supposed to be received by the emperor, but the emperor was not seen but the minister went to see him.

Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan, Cai You and others trembled and brought the envoy of the Jin State to Shangshu Province, and the envoy shouted loudly before his ass touched the chair: "I am here to tell you!" I, the Emperor Dajin, have ordered the prime minister and the second prince to hang the people and fight the crime, and the army is coming in two ways, so prepare to meet it! ”

Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan, Cai You and others were so frightened that their faces changed greatly, and they didn't dare to answer, but it took a long time for Bai Shizhong to muster up his courage and ask timidly: "I don't know if there is a way to ask the teacher of the great country to take a break?" ”

The envoy of the Kingdom of Jin shouted, "What can be done! It's just a land cution! ”

Several prime ministers were too frightened to answer, gathered around to discuss for a long time, and finally came up with a clever plan: bribing the gold people to slow down the period of their march.

Cai You's younger brother Cai Qian said: "I'm afraid that the Jin envoy is here to explore our reality this time, so it is better to behead him with his rudeness, so that the Jin people are unpredictable about my reality." Or detain this golden envoy, no matter what, don't let the golden people know the truth about Bianliang. ”

The prime minister is afraid that this will stimulate the Jin people to speed up the south, where dare to listen? It was decided to collect 30,000 taels of gold and send envoys to the Jin army to sue for peace. At this time, the financial situation of the Great Song Dynasty was not much better than that of the Jinmen government at the end of last year, and it was difficult to raise 30,000 taels of precious metals for a while.

It's a pity that Emperor Taizu was ambitious at the beginning, and he still had the ambition to subdue Yan Yun by force; The force below Taizong is not enough, and there is also the idea of saving money to buy swallows. As a result, more than 100 years of money for buying swallows were saved, but when they came to Zhao Ji, they took it to bend their knees and sue for peace, and if Zhao Kuangyin's brothers knew underground, they could only vomit blood in the coffin.

In the north, Zongwang's march became more and more unsmooth after receiving Yanjing, attacking Baozhou and attacking Anshun, and turned to besiege Zhongshan, but was blocked by Zhan Du.

Ouyang Shi sat in Tanggu, since he did not send a single soldier to help Song, nor did he send a single arrow, he just opened the city gate to collect the fleeing citizens. Zong Wang was repeatedly frustrated, and was feeling remorseful, and suddenly inexplicably received a large amount of money sent by the envoy sent by the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and the whole army cheered, and the morale was greatly boosted, and everyone praised the Emperor of the Zhao family for being rich and good at life, so let's hurry up and give up Zhongshan Mansion and go to Bianliang to visit the door! And Zong Wang's heart to swallow the weak Song first and then attack the strong man is also more resolute!

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