When Zhao Zongshi woke up from the hospital, he found that the Great Demon King was with him, and there was no one else.

Xiao Zhao was embarrassed for a while, and hurriedly got up and said: "It's embarrassing to call Xianggong, I didn't pretend to be garlic because of embarrassment, but I was really entangled in my heart at that time, and I felt like the world was spinning." ”

Wang Yan smiled and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't explain more, no one blames you, the minister knows that you are not in good health." This is what Yang Dasha told the minister back then, and it is also the reason why Yang Dasha came to take care of you. ”

Zhao Zongshi couldn't help but feel embarrassed again, and thought too much. It seems that he is very worried about the gains and losses, but he does not dare to say more.

Because the prince of the Great Song Dynasty really has a "physical examination" requirement, and his poor health is really a shortcoming, as long as the situation requires it, it is the reason to change the prince.

Wang Yan knew what he was thinking, and said softly: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't think too much. In any case, you are the crown prince of the Great Song Dynasty appointed by the old official family, and as a minister, you will assist His Royal Highness to ascend the throne smoothly in the future in accordance with the will of the old official family, and return to you at the appropriate time. His Royal Highness now needs to pay attention to conditioning his body, pay more attention to observing the situation of the court and the situation of all parties, and accumulate experience in governance. About these ministers will be poured into teaching. ”

"There is a labor minister." Zhao Zongshi breathed a sigh of relief again, and the emotions of gaining and losing disappeared a little......

Now the news of the Song royal capital is also very confusing.

Xiao Zhi, who was in the post house, was anxious, on the one hand, he felt that something was wrong, he had delayed in the Song Kingdom for too long, and he might have missed the big event of his cousin Lao Xiao Xiangye, but on the other hand, it was also possible to use the opportunity to get great political benefits, which could be obtained without fighting.

finally endured for two days in the midst of gains and losses, and when the time limit came, Xiao's scorching sun urgently asked to see Wang Yan.

Sitting in the hall, the tea brought up didn't have time to drink, Xiao Zhisun asked: "Regarding the Great Liao request made by the envoy a few days ago, how did the minister think about it?" ”

Wang Yan unhurriedly raised the tea bowl and took a sip and said, "On the whole, it can be discussed." But after thinking about it for two days, the original picture was psychologically uneasy, not that my Great Song Dynasty could not bear to cede nineteen counties, but that this measure was also equivalent to giving up the right to belong to the boundary river, and at the same time, in the critical period, the imperial court with me as the core would be questioned, and there would be scolding from all walks of life from all walks of life. ”

Xiao's scorching sun frowned and said, "But is there any other circumference?" I can't figure it out, if the interests of the boundary river are the premise and the reputation is the premise, it seems that you can't even cede a county? ”

Wang Yan slapped the table and said, "The scorching sun of Xiao, who knows me, who said it wasn't like this!" ”

"You!" Xiao was dumbfounded by the scorching sun, and waited for two days in exchange for such an argument?

couldn't help but get up violently and said, "Is the minister teasing the envoy?" Since not a single county can afford it, do you dare to say that you have sincerity to talk about it? ”

Wang Yan smiled sinisterly: "I really have it." I plan to increase the annual cost of silver to 1.5 million per year, increase the scale of exports of strategic materials to Liao, and compensate for the cost of your deployment of troops. To do this, you can't say that I Song Guo didn't talk about sincerity. You know, it is a fact that the two countries gathered more than one million troops in the Yuanyuan Alliance, and the result of the game was not so big. And it has brought peace to you and me for many years, and saved many sons and daughters of both countries from dying in battles. ”

Xiao's scorching sun couldn't help but flutter again.

Just heard that a county does not cede and felt like a teasing. But now that he listens to it and understands it along the way, it can't be said that he doesn't have the sincerity to talk about it?

Wang Yan said again: "You know, if the war starts out here, it may be the interests of Old Xiao Yelu Hongji, but it may not be the interests of the Tieli Ministry. It is impossible for the territory of the Tieli Department to expand to the south of the Jiehe River, referring to the current trading center of Yanjing, the real interests are still in the Han circle and the elite group of the Yelu clan. But the mainstay of the war must be the Tieli Ministry, don't talk about sacrificing your Tieli Ministry, I just ask one point: How many princes are there in the Tieli Ministry? I know that Lao Xiao's diplomacy is mainly a temptation, in this case, your role in this incident is not much, and it has almost no impact on your deployment of Da Liao. You are equivalent to entering Baoshan but missing the opportunity to gain political prestige, so I won't say how much benefit there is after the war, just ask, does that have anything to do with your Xiao's scorching sun? Can you inherit the Iron Throne from this? ”

This undoubtedly hit Xiao's scorching sun's death hole.

The reason why he is willing to take the risk of taboo to stay and observe is that Xiao's scorching sun takes these aspects into account. If the war can be avoided and enough benefits can be obtained, then cousin Lao Xiao is not a complete main battle faction, and he can be explained. And because of this "great achievement of teaching the Song people to break arrows", he naturally became the heir of the Tieli Department?

At this point, Xiao's scorching sun couldn't help licking his lips: "That's what I said, but...... If you don't cede a county, this is tantamount to completely ignoring the conditions put forward by our Great Liao State, which cannot be achieved. Or...... Can the article on the disarmament of the Song Kingdom, which was promised to Xiao Xiang in Goryeo at the beginning of the treaty, be included in this treaty? ”

Wang Yan hesitated to retreat and said, "Well...... You know, now I'm in dire straits, and it's going to kill me when I talk about disarmament. I need to think about it for three days. ”

"Thinking about it for another three days? Are you sure you're not playing a fool of me and procrastinating? Xiao's scorching sun got up very presumptuously.

Wang Yan spread his hands and said: "But what I said is the truth, you can't say that I am insincere." You need to learn to think about it from my standpoint, the world war is imminent, the Goryeo people have declared war against the Song Dynasty, killed the Han family's sons, and the Song Concession of our Song State on Wadao Island has been captured, and countless major investments have been destroyed or occupied. Qingtang, which was protected by the Song army, was invaded by the Western Xia people, and the Guangnan battlefield was also full of gunsmoke. Is this called sincerity? ”

Xiao's scorching sun thought about it along this line of thought, and it made sense again. And it's really tempting, it's this temptation, even if he knows that Wang Yan has a tendency to procrastinate, he also guides Xiao's scorching sun to persist and wait, wanting to see the final result.

After hesitating for a while, Xiao said in the scorching sun: "I don't say dark words in front of people, the reason why Xiao Xiang sent me to talk to you is because I am not a fool and will not be fooled by you." To put it bluntly, you're delaying me from sending back the offensive signal, right? You really can't help it, the retreat from the north is not a ploy, you just want time? ”

Wang Yan thought for a moment, slapped the table, pointed at him with two fingers, and said, "I'm optimistic about you." I really retreated, and I didn't have any good plans. There are some things that really need to be supported by strength, and if you don't have it, you don't have it. ”

"It's good if you admit it." Xiao's scorching sun has a malicious look.

"Yet." Wang Yan changed his words and said, "You just let me retreat, why don't you let me delay?" Some of our people and troops have been evacuated in a big way, and if we can't reach an agreement in the end, wouldn't it be easier for you to enter and occupy when needed? ”

"You ......"

Xiao's scorching sun felt very strange, and when he thought about it, it was the same reason, since this was the case, it didn't seem like a big problem for him to delay for another three days? The cleaner the evacuation, the more convenient it is for the Liao State to occupy easily.

Wang Yan continued: "If you don't even dare to delay for a few days, it means that you are not sure in your heart that I am an empty plan. So what's the use of you rushing back? Do you dare to suggest Lao Xiao to join the army after you go back? In case you make a suggestion to enter the army, and I am not an empty city plan but a pocket, and the first phase of the Liao army vanguard suffers heavy losses, guess who will be responsible for this. You, who have been delayed in Bianjing for a long time, will you be gossiped by other princes of the Tieli Ministry as 'collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country'? ”

"Me @#¥"

Xiao's eyes were black in the scorching sun, and he felt that he couldn't talk about him. It seems that he has a reason for everything. Originally, it was basically confirmed, but after being intimidated by him like this, his heart was a little messy, and for the time being, he was not sure whether the Great Demon King's retreat from the north was an empty city plan with a poor plan, or if he had another plan?

Wang Yan continued: "I know your head is full of question marks right now. In fact, why am I not, and why is Lao Xiao not? Brother dei, everyone has problems, and when you encounter a problem, you can't go wrong when you stop and think about it. Then you might as well drag it out for a few days, if you can't negotiate in the end, it won't affect the fact that your Liao State sent troops, but if there is a diplomatic result, you won't get the benefits of counterattacking the Tieli Ministry, and at the same time avoid war, right? ”

"Okay...... In the end, I believe in you again one last time, and I will never believe in you again. Xiao's scorching sun looked black and went back to the post house to stay.

After Xiao's scorching sun left, there were no other outsiders, so the queen mother who was hiding also came out from behind the scenes. Technically, this is not a "dynasty" at this time.

Empress Cao said with a little worry: "This palace knows the difficulty of Xianggong coming to power during this period, facing the situation of being ambushed on all sides, even if you have no more good ways." It's just that I've listened to the discussions of many courtiers, and this palace wants to come and listen to the prince with my own ears, do you really plan to cede benefits? ”

Wang Yan shook his head slightly: "No, the minister never meant to talk about it." My purpose has already been said to Shaw's scorching sun: procrastination. Give me a buffer period for the northern evacuation measures. In a short period of time, even the Funing Army could not really complete the evacuation mission as I thought. There will be an end to delay, it won't be too long, even if Lao Xiao is cautious, but if he can't get Xiao's scorching sun report for a long time, he will eventually react to enter the army. But no matter what, a dead horse should be a live horse doctor, and it would be better to have one more day, and to retain two more copies of the people's hearts and vitality for my Great Song Dynasty to deal with the next protracted war! ”

After thinking about the words of the Great Demon King for a long time, Queen Cao was a weak woman, and she didn't pay too much attention, so she sighed and said, "It's embarrassing." In fact, if we can sign new contracts in exchange for respite without ceding the country's territory under the premise of fiscal easing, it may not be a feasible way. If a war of this level is fought, it will be the end of everyone, and there will be no winner. ”

Wang Yan's tone was gentle but his posture was tough, and he shook his head and said, "Niangniang sees it." It's all smoke, don't be fooled. Even if we had signed a treaty to cede nineteen counties, plus disarmament, the Liao State would still have marched into the army. The minister repeatedly emphasized that there is no need for a reason for war, as long as there is a decision-making logic that can win by sending troops, the Liao State will definitely send troops to eat a lot of meat. If we really think that their target is only nineteen counties, then we don't know how we died. He has a territory of 10,000 counties in Liao, for example, with your brother Cao Ji's net worth, will he deliberately extort tens of thousands of yuan from others, no, if he does this, he must have other purposes. ”

Empress Cao couldn't help but sigh.

Wang Yan said lightly: "So under the current situation, it must be inevitable for Liao to send troops." The reason why there is this negotiation is not that Lao Xiao wants to talk about the conditions, but because he fell for my empty city plan, and he didn't understand what the operation of the northern retreat was for the time being, so he sent Xiao's scorching sun to test the internal situation of our court. ”

Empress Cao thought about this idea and felt that it made sense, and couldn't help but say: "Since it is out of strategy, can it be operated in this way, and our side pretends to agree to Xiao's scorching sun's unreasonable conditions and sign this 'alliance under the city', so as to gain more time to fight again after they enter the army?" ”

"Can't!"

Wang Yan categorically denied: "The signing of the contract in black and white in a national posture but not being implemented is not conducive to the image of our Great Song Dynasty as a responsible major country in the future." Secondly, the fact that the contract was signed at this juncture does not affect the fact that they are marching into the army, but it is equivalent to the loss of integrity of our whole country. Even if it's a fake contract, it's a roundabout, but now the hearts of the people who were already chaotic will collapse and they won't be able to pick it up in the short term. This would result in a significant reduction in the overall effectiveness of the war for the nation. ”

He continued: "Although every day is precious from now on, it is not bad for these two days in exchange for fake contracts. It's just a verbal talk in private, and Xiao and I can drag on the scorching sun as much as we want, but at this time, signing any treaty openly in the posture of the country and the DPRK, even if it is a ploy, is a negative impact. Not all wars need to be fought by strategy, there is a war that just doesn't need strategy, only needs to break the kettle and sink the boat with the mentality of the nation, plus steel and gunpowder can be won, and after winning, it will reign in the world with unprecedented cohesion, and the minister thinks that this time is. ”

"The prince has not yet matured, and the official family is unconscious, so in this dark night, everything is left to the minister." After Empress Cao said this, she left......