On 12 March, in accordance with the holy order, the Privy Council mobilized the 101st Division of Jiangyin, the 1st Artillery Brigade, the Liu Wenjun Division of the Navy Army, and the 1st Marine Brigade of the 1st Marine Army, a total of 10,000 troops, to assemble in Changzhou, and under the unified command of Zhao Mengjin under the control of the East Yangtze River Road, and successfully crossed the Yangtze River that night. In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Mengjin launched an artillery surprise attack on the enemy camp outside the city, and Zhao Mengjin immediately commanded the 101st Division to launch a surprise attack on the enemy camp, and fought fiercely until dawn, except for some enemy troops who fled into the city and inside and outside, destroying more than 4,000 enemies and capturing 3,000 enemies.

Then the army surrounded Taixing County, and after a little preparation, it launched a siege. Taixing city wall is strong, and there is a moat, under the strict organization of Zhao Mengjin, they suppressed the enemy defenders with artillery fire, the marine brigade forcibly crossed the moat, successfully carried out the blasting and broke into the city, it took only half a day to recover Taixing, killed and captured more than 3,000 enemy defenders, and the remnants of the enemy opened the north gate and fled to Taizhou City.

When the enemy mobilized the garrisons of Taizhou and Jiangdu to help, Taixing had become an empty city, and the Song army had transferred all the population and property in the city to Jiangnan. Seeing the Song warships still cruising on the river, the enemy reinforcements did not dare to stay for a long time, and hurriedly retreated after collecting the corpses. The scale of this battle was not large, but it was a great shock to the enemy army in Jiangbei, and let them know that the Song army still had the ability to fight across the river, and could invade them anytime and anywhere, and it was best not to make provocative behaviors.

However, the most worried are the two people who came to negotiate, Sang Ge and Liu Mengyan, how could Song Ting be so strong that he would agree to the conditions of their negotiations, and if he went rashly, he would even detain them in Jiangnan, so he didn't dare to move forward if he was stranded in Jiangnan. And this matter was done by themselves, and they sent troops to Taixing to intimidate the Song Dynasty in order to carry out blackmail, and in addition, they also cooperated with Chen Yizhong's actions, but they didn't expect people to answer them with practical actions, don't be delusional.

Sang Ge was a disciple of the national master of Bilba and could speak all Chinese, and was later appreciated by the national master of Mengyuan Ba Sipa, so that he was able to enter the pilgrimage to Kublai Khan. Later, there was a riot against the emperor and the imperial court, and Pas-pa was murdered. Sejo sent Sango to lead a large army to the crusade, and by this time he had been reappointed as the chief officer of the court and promoted to the rank of envoy. In the following year, he led his army to Usizang, and successively captured the cities of Langdrokang Matu and Jiaruokang, where the rebels had strongholds, and executed the rebel leader and predecessor Ben Chin Gong Gyalzangbu, and arrived in Saska.

After returning to the dynasty, Sange was favored and reused by Kublai Khan, and his power was so prominent that lucky people rushed to his door to bribe officials. During this period, Lu Shirong was recommended by Sang Ge and was appointed as the right man of Zhongshu to preside over government affairs. When he talked about hiring and buying things in front of Kublai Khan, he felt that he had the ability to manage money, so he intended to reuse him and give him greater power to participate in the central government.

Later, Kublai Khan ordered Sangge to list the names of the governors of Zhongshu Province and other officials to determine the candidates, and he was allowed to participate in the decision. As the chief envoy in charge of Buddhist and Tushan affairs, he was appointed to pre-consider the selection of government ministers. Later, the edict established Shangshu Province, appointed the officials of Shangshu and Zhongshu respectively, and took Sange as the political affairs of Shangshu Pingzhang, and the power leaned towards the government and the opposition.

However, as soon as Kublai Khan died, Sang Ge panicked, he and the crown prince Zhenjin did not get along, and the two fell out because of Lu Shirong's affairs. Once he succeeded to the throne, he realized that he would definitely be eliminated, and in order to protect himself, he took refuge in the conservative forces on the side of Empress Nanbi to prevent Zhenjin from ascending to the throne, and tried his best to promote Empress Nanbi to supervise the country and preside over the government. However, after the Song army launched the battle to capture Jiangnan, he failed to prevent the loss of Jiangnan, and now he has come up with a way to negotiate peace to try to save the defeat, and wants to continue to compete with real gold, but now it has just begun to fall into a stalemate.

Sang Ge knew that he had offended the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty by instructing Yang Lian Zhenjia to steal and excavate the imperial tomb of the Song Dynasty, and he did not dare to cross the river to negotiate easily, so he wrote to Empress Nanbi to explain the matter to reduce his responsibility; On the other hand, he asked Liu Mengyan to cross the river to contact the Song court, and try to maneuver around it in order to reach a peace agreement as soon as possible......

Liu Mengyan was also reluctant to return to Jiangnan, at that time he was the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, but now he has become an envoy of the enemy country, and he can't say that he is not ashamed at all, but he is more worried. As a veteran of officialdom and a politician who has experienced great changes, he is well aware of the danger he is in. The old country regards itself as a rebel, and wants to kill it quickly; And the enemy country that is loyal to it at the moment uses itself as a tool, and once it loses its usefulness, it will be ruthlessly discarded.

Now that Sang Ge let himself come to Jiangnan to fight the front station, Liu Mengyan knew that he was clearly used as a pathfinder, and the matter became his deed, and the credit was his, and if it didn't become a black pot, it was his own. And he also knows that he has no way out, and he must try to promote peace, but the current presiding officer is Wen Tianxiang, although he was a partner, he hates himself to the core, and he can't find a reason to kill himself, and he will not let him go when he returns to Nan in vain, and Zhenjin can't spare him.

However, things seemed to be going more smoothly than expected, and Liu Mengyan sailed south along the canal, and after staying in Jiankang for three days, he was approved by the Song court to go to Lin'an, and sent a director of Honglu Temple to accompany him. In his opinion, this official of Honglu Temple is more like he came to monitor him, and he didn't answer any questions along the way, and he didn't allow them to get off the ship. After arriving in Lin'an, Liu Mengyan and his party were placed in the post house, and after they handed over the documents, there was no news, but after entering the city, no one was watching, and they could enter and leave freely.

For several days, although I sent people to ask every day, the replies I got were all sent to the Chinese book, waiting for discussion. And Liu Mengyan was still very cautious, not daring to leave the post house for half a step, one was afraid that he would be recognized and beat him half to death; The two were worried that the little emperor would have an accident, so they did him; Then there is waiting for Chen Yizhong to contact him, if he is not there, he will miss it.

After six or seven days of living in the post house, Liu Mengyan finally waited for the contact person, and a small sedan chair carried him out of the city. Although the sedan curtain has been closed, turning left and right, he also knows that it is out of the west gate, and everything seems to have been taken care of, and many patrols along the way have not been checked, and they have been let go without asking at the city gate.

"Don't blame the prime minister, if you miss the distance!"

"Don't dare, don't dare, I didn't expect the two Shangshu to be here!" As soon as Liu Mengyan got out of the sedan chair, he saw Wei Tianzhong and Yao Liangchen waiting here, although he was higher than their official position in the past, but the current person did not dare to take a stand under the stairs, and hurriedly smiled and saluted.

"The Prime Minister has come all the way here, and we deserve it!" Yao Liangchen smiled and led him to the backyard.

"This is Jia Xianggong's other courtyard back then?" Liu Mengyan looked at it while walking, and said with some doubts.

"It's really a good eyesight, this is Jia Xianggong's bamboo courtyard back then, and now it's Chen Xianggong's private house!" Wei Tianzhong smiled.

"Hanfu, I haven't seen you for many years, but your demeanor is still the same!" As he was talking, Chen Yizhong greeted him and said.

"With power, it's just like back then!" Liu Mengyan actually felt unhappy in his heart, he was his predecessor anyway, but he was so lazy that he didn't show up until he entered the backyard. And they should have a mutually beneficial relationship with each other, but they don't seek each other, but it's inconvenient to turn their faces when they meet just now, so they just wait to say haha.

"Han Fu, today I will prepare for a banquet and wash the dust for my brother!" Chen Yizhong actually just wanted to suppress him, so as to have an advantage in the negotiation, and invited him into the back hall while talking.

The four of them sat down, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, after a while of sighing, several people felt a little embarrassed. On that day, everyone was in the same palace as ministers, tearing down each other, fighting for power and profit, and fighting happily. However, when we meet again, we not only belong to the enemy and us, but each has its own master, but we have to sit together and cooperate and continue to dismantle the old club's platform.

"With Quan, what rumors can you hear in this peace meeting?" Liu Mengyan took a sip of wine and broke the embarrassment.

"Hansuke, please take a look!" Chen Yizhong smiled and handed over a newspaper and pointed down.

"In the hundred years of success or failure, I smiled at the Keshan Bureau, the Golden Horse won the old rain, and the copper camel hated the west wind. The black head boasted of Mr. Jiang, and the cold-toothed man could say Chu Gong. The dragon's head Huang Fei really dreamed, dreaming of where to meet Jiangdong. Liu Mengyan took it and chanted in a low voice.

"This first "for or the people" was made by Wen Lushan after the Han Fu Yuan, and the current government affairs of the DPRK and China are presided over by him, and on the occasion of the official Lin'an peace conference, it was publicly published in the "Imperial Daily", and the meaning of it must be self-evident!" Chen Yizhong chuckled.

"How can this be justified, and what is this Imperial Daily?" After hearing this, Liu Mengyan's face became extremely unnatural, and he threw the newspaper back and said angrily. secretly scolded this Chen Yizhong in his heart for being too unkind, and actually humiliated himself with this, but he didn't attack his anger anyway.

"Don't worry, the Imperial Daily was in Qiongzhou, and the little emperor changed the Di newspaper to this newspaper, which was publicly distributed on the market, and the content published was mostly about national affairs, decrees and recent major current events, and the current commentary can be regarded as the attitude of the imperial court to this matter, or the meaning of the little emperor!" Yao Liangchen took over and explained.

"Ago, the little emperor mobilized heavy troops to attack Taixing, and after Xiang Gong went to Beijing, Wen Lushan made this work public, in fact, it is to express his refusal to negotiate peace, and Xiang Gong is probably going to go in vain this time." Wei Tianzhong sighed lightly, obviously thinking that there was little hope for this peace talks.

"In this way, it is useless for me to stay here, and I can go back to Dadu tomorrow, then I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha and I should resign to you!" Liu Mengyan smiled when he heard it, and he didn't regret it, and raised his wine glass and said.

"This ...... The prime minister is not in a hurry, maybe things will take a turn for the better! Yao Liangchen was a little surprised when he heard this, and hesitated.

"You should know that the little emperor hates me to the bone, and it is extremely risky to come here this time, and it will be more dangerous to stay for one more day. Since it doesn't work out, it's better to leave early! Liu Mengyan waved his hand. In fact, he has already seen that these guys are not only embarrassing themselves when they sing and harmonize, but they are also scaring themselves in order to highlight their value and gain an advantage in the negotiations. Therefore, he took retreat as advance, and made a gesture of not talking about it, to reverse the passive situation, and put them together by the way.

"Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to explain when you go back?" Wei Tianzhong said in a hurry.

"What is there to explain, at the moment we are on the order of the Empress Dowager Nanbi to send an envoy to the Southern Dynasty, and Zhenjin has inherited the throne and is on the way back to Beijing. The two of them are like fire and water, and it is foreseeable that the Empress Dowager Nanbi will lose power. And Zhenjin has always practiced Confucianism and reused Hanchen, and I have also made friends with him privately, and after we return, he has returned to Beijing, so what can Nanbi do to me? Liu Mengyan drank a cup of himself and smiled.

"Oh, it turns out that the prime minister has already thought of a way out, so why don't you fight for it again?" Yao Liangchen's tone softened and poured him wine.

"You must have known the unfathomable truth of the king's heart, the Empress Dowager Nanbi is anxious to negotiate peace, but Zhenjin may not also want to negotiate peace?" Liu Mengyan leaned over and said.

"Hehe, I respect Hanfu for a cup, and please forgive the sin of neglect!" Chen Yizhong is also an old fritter, and after a little pondering, he understood that he had made a mistake, and he saw the flaw, and raised his glass with a smile.

"Hehe, why be polite with Quan, what is not negotiable between us!" Liu Mengyan also smiled and raised his glass to drink.

"It's okay, it's useless for us to fight back and forth, so it's better to work together to promote this." Chen Yizhong said, "At this time, the situation is not what it was back then, and now the Song army is in full swing, if you want to make Song a vassal I am afraid it will be difficult to do it, but it is not impossible to pay tribute, but it also needs to be operated well." ”

"It is very different from what was written in the original letter, but Song must say that Fan is the bottom line, otherwise peace negotiations cannot be carried out." Liumengyan said.

"What does a woman's family know about Nanbi? With the little emperor's always strong character, how could he agree, and besides, most of the ministers in the court were belligerents, and they would definitely bewitch him to recover the Central Plains. If they do not make a compromise, then the two countries will have to fight again. Chen Yizhong analyzed.

"So you can find out the bottom line with the right?" Liu Mengyan didn't say anything more, but asked rhetorically.

"As far as I know, the condition set by the little emperor is that all the Mongolian troops withdraw from the south of the Yangtze River, cede Sichuan, Shu and Yunnan, and the two countries will take the Yangtze River as the boundary as the bottom line of peace talks." Yao Liangchen replied on his behalf.

"This is absolutely impossible, giving up the entire Jiangnan, the Yuan Court is equivalent to losing half of the tax, how will it not agree." Liumengyan waved his hand.

"Exactly, but no one in the court dares to disobey the words of the little emperor, even when he is seriously ill, the ministers in the court are obedient, so the peace council will break down!" Yao Liangchen said.

"This peace conference is not only related to the two countries, but also related to the future of our people, can there be a remedy?" Liu Mengyan thought that the conditions between the two sides were too different, and they couldn't talk about it at all, but he understood that since Chen Yizhong invited him over, there must be a way to redeem it.

"If you want to reach a peace agreement, you must first depose the little emperor, abolish Wen Tianxiang, and set up another emperor!" Chen Yizhong said.

"Isn't it easy to depose the little emperor, I don't know how to work with power?" Liu Mengyan pondered for a moment and said, he also knew that only by removing the two could there be a turnaround, but it was too difficult to do......