The passage in the palace was dim and quiet, the guards on duty stood in the inconspicuous corners, and the eunuchs holding the warm yellow lanterns led Qin Hui through the familiar road in the early morning, through the long street, and turned the palace, the cool air accompanied by the wind blowing slowly made all this nostalgic.

In the inner palace Qinzheng Hall, the lights are lit in the summer curtains, reflecting the flowers and plants in the flower beds at night. After the eunuch entered the inner report, Qin Hui was announced in, there was a big map hanging on the wall on the side of the side hall, Zhou Yong sat in the chair, facing the map and looked up in despair, after Qin Hui asked for peace, Zhou Yong got up from the chair, and then turned to this side.

With the letter in his hand, the emperor's face was pale and tired.

"Qin Qing, the news from Zhenjiang ...... It's been passed on. ”

"Minister...... Got it. ”

"Oh." Zhou Yong nodded, not surprised by this, but his face was sad, "Jun Wu is injured, my prince...... Defending the Zhenjiang River without retreating, after being sacrificed to the city by traitors, he ran for the people of the city, in order to save the innocent subjects, strong, this is the real benevolence and righteousness! My Prince...... Don't lose to anyone! ”

"The prince's benevolence and righteousness are for the blessing of the common people and all the people." Qin Hui said.

Zhou Yongyi waved his hand: "But Zhenjiang is still broken, Qin Qing, you are right, since Wanyan Xiyin is desperate to fight Zhenjiang, it means that he has a perfect strategy." Haha, foolproof! It's to collude with those spies! Let the gates open and let them in! Yesterday evening...... The prince is injured, look at this time, the whole city is also about to get up, the best plan, Qin Qing ......"

Zhou Yong paused: "You tell me, what should I do?" ”

Qin Hui was slightly silent, Zhou Yong looked at him, and the letter paper in his hand slapped on the table: "Speak." Qin Qing, the Wu Dynasty is dead, and Lin'an is broken, can you hide? Outside Lin'an City...... The troops of the Golden Vulture outside Lin'an City have been going around for four months! He just doesn't attack the city, he is also waiting for Zhenjiang's perfect strategy! If you don't speak, did you vote for the Jurchens and sell me!? ”

Zhou Yong's voice was sharp, spitting and tears were mixed together, and his emotions were obviously out of control, Qin Hui stood with his head down, and waited until Zhou Yong finished speaking for a while, and slowly bowed his hand and knelt.

"Please forgive your majesty for your unforgivable sins."

"You're hiding...... It is an unpardonable sin! ”

"The old minister is stupid, he planned everything before, there were always omissions, and his majesty had to protect him, so that he could survive in the court so far. Therefore, although I felt it before, I didn't dare to speak rashly, but when this overturned, there were some inappropriate words, but I had to say it to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I received news today, old minister...... I can't help but think of Tang Qinsu at the time of Jingping, and I feel something in my heart, and sorrow comes from it......"

Qin Hui's five bodies fell to the ground, speaking of this, the choked voice in his throat became heavier, and he couldn't help crying, Zhou Yong also felt something, his eyes were slightly red, and he waved his hand: "You say!" ”

What the old minister said next was that it was rebellious to lose power and humiliate the country, but it was ...... In this world, the world and the situation in Lin'an, His Majesty has also understood in his heart that Wanyan Xiyin made a desperate attempt to capture Zhenjiang, precisely to put pressure on Lin'an with the situation in Zhenjiang, and he had a perfect strategy in Zhenjiang, because he had privately instigated traitors from all sides to cooperate with the Jurchen army. Your Majesty, now that he broke through Zhenjiang in three days, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was seriously injured, how many people in the capital will conspire with him, I'm afraid...... No one can tell......"

When he said this, Zhou Yong nodded: "I understand, I can guess ......"

Qin Hui paused: "The fourth time the golden dog went south, in order to break through Lin'an, destroy our Wu Dynasty, and reproduce the matter of Jingping." Your Majesty, it is a taboo for soldiers to be cowardly before the enemy comes out, but in terms of the situation of Lin'an, the old minister only thinks that when the Jurchens attack the city, my martial arts will be up and down...... I'm afraid there is no way to return to heaven. ”

When he said this, his head slammed on the ground, Zhou Yong looked dazed and nodded: "You say, say everything." ”

"The situation is critical and overturned, if you don't want to repeat the mistakes of Jingping, Lao Chen believes that there is only one strategy that can maintain a glimmer of life for our Wu Dynasty under such circumstances. This policy...... Others cared about the name and didn't dare to talk nonsense, but at this time, the old minister had to say it...... Ministers, negotiate peace. ”

Qin Hui's words were generous but calm, in fact, this idea was not surprising, Zhou Yong was not surprised-in fact, even if Qin Hui proposed no matter how bizarre the idea was, he would not be surprised at this time-nodded and replied: "In such a situation, how to discuss it?" ”

In the early hours of the morning, the palace seemed quiet everywhere, the wind blew the curtains, Qin Hui said: "The minister is never willing to underestimate the ferocity of the Jurchens, if there are only two sides in this world, I will negotiate peace, but there is still a black flag in this world, which has become a glimmer of life for peace, but it is only a glimmer of life." On the other hand, if we had chosen to negotiate peace a few months ago, it would have been equivalent to surrendering without a fight, Your Majesty's majesty would have been damaged, and the Wu Dynasty would have been resentful, but when it comes to the current situation, the minister believes that there will be no fewer people who can understand the situation and have the same thoughts as the minister. ”

He said: "Zhenjiang has been defeated, the prince is wounded, and his safety is in danger, at this time to accept the conditions of the Jurchen negotiation and cede the land thousands of miles west of Xiangfan, it is really a last resort. Your Majesty, now we can only bet on the weight of the Black Flag Army in the eyes of the Jurchens, no matter what humiliating conditions we accept, as long as the Jurchens are fighting with the Black Flag in the southwest, our Wu Dynasty will eventually survive because of this. Jin country, black flag are the world's tigers, Bo Lang a blow, both defeated, even if one side loses, the other side will inevitably be greatly injured, I have His Majesty in the town, there is the prince wise, as long as you can give the prince time, Wu Dynasty ...... There must be hope for Zhongxing. ”

Zhou Yong was silent for a moment: "It is indeed a helpless move to negotiate peace at this time, but then it is ...... Jin Guo's tiger and wolf, he captured Zhenjiang and had the upper hand, how could he give up? At the beginning of the year, he said that he wanted me to cut thousands of miles of land and kill General Han to comfort the Jin people, and now I should seek peace with this disadvantage, how can the Jin people be satisfied with this? This and ...... How to negotiate? ”

Zhou Yong was afraid in his heart, and he had already thought of many terrible things, how could Jin Guo retreat to the next best thing if he could eat all the Wu Dynasty? He asked this question, and Qin Hui's answer followed.

"Your Majesty is worried about this, which is quite reasonable, but the response is actually simple." He said, "The Jin people want to destroy our Wu Dynasty and reproduce the matter of Jingping, and the real core of this matter lies in Your Majesty." If the Jin people really catch Your Majesty, then our Wu Dynasty will probably fall, but as long as Your Majesty is not caught, how much time can the Jin people stay in our Wu Dynasty? As long as our side is tough, the Jin people will have to choose compromise at that time. ”

When Qin Hui said this, Zhou Yong's eyes lit up slightly: "You mean ......?"

"Your Majesty, no matter how serious this matter is, it is nothing more than another search of the mountains and seas. Your Majesty only needs to go to sea from the Qiantang River, and then take care of the dragon's body, no matter where you go, our Wu Dynasty will still exist. In addition, many things can be promised to the Jurchens as appropriate, but even if we do our best, as long as we can send the Jurchen troops to the southwest, our Wu Dynasty will have a chance to prosper. But this matter bears the burden of humiliation, and His Majesty may have to bear some infamy, the minister...... Guilty. ”

Zhou Yong's eyes were lively, his heart was about to move, his face was silent for a long time, and he muttered: "It's okay for me to be infamous for a while, as long as Junwu can have a chance, Zhongxing is ...... in the world."

Qin Hui was still kneeling there: "The safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also the top priority at this time. According to the old minister, although His Royal Highness has a benevolent heart, but the son of a daughter can't sit down, His Royal Highness runs for the people, which is the blessing of the people of the world, but the close ministers around the prince have failed to fulfill the righteousness of the courtiers...... Of course, His Royal Highness has no danger of life, this is a trivial matter, but His Royal Highness has gained the hearts of the people and stayed in the north, and the old minister is afraid that he will also become a thorn in the side of the Jurchens, a thorn in the flesh, Xi Yin is desperate to get rid of His Highness first, and the ministers are afraid that after the defeat of Zhenjiang, the morale of the soldiers around His Highness will be low, and it will be difficult to be the elite blow of Xi Yin Tushan......"

"That's right, that's right......" Zhou Yong thought for a while and nodded, "Xi Yin attacked Zhenjiang because he bought off the people in the Zhenjiang garrison, I'm afraid there are more than one or two, Junwu is around, maybe there are ...... I can't let him stay ahead, I have to let him come back. ”

"The ministers are afraid that the prince is brave and resolute, and he is unwilling to return."

"If I let him come back, he will have to come back!" Zhou Yong roared, but after a while, his eyes finally fluttered, "If he really doesn't come back......

"The only glimmer of life is still in Your Majesty, as long as Your Majesty leaves Lin'an, Xi Yin will eventually understand that the Jin Kingdom cannot destroy my Wu Dynasty. When the time comes, he needs to retain his strength to attack the southwest, and he will not start the war again, and the bargaining chip of our Wu Dynasty negotiation is also in this matter. And even if the crown prince stays in the front, it is not a bad thing, with the brave and fierce temperament of His Royal Highness, Xi Yin may believe in the determination of our Wu Dynasty to resist, and when the time comes, ...... Or take it when you meet it. ”

"Ah...... I have to leave after all......" Zhou Yong nodded abruptly.

Qin Hui, who was kneeling on the ground, straightened his upper body, his previous words were calm, and at this time he could see that his righteous and resolute face was full of tears, folded his hands, kowtowed again, and his voice was choked.

"Your Majesty! What the minister said before stayed between his tongues, which was just a big rebellious rhetoric, but if he really did it, the majesty of my Wu Dynasty would be swept away, the temple would be overturned, the society would be turbulent, and the grief would be unspeakable...... As a courtier, the old minister really doesn't want to say these words......"

He cried loudly: "If possible, the old minister's dream is that my Wu Dynasty can forge ahead, break the territory, go to the land of the Jin people, invade its land, and destroy its country - the Wu Dynasty has come to this point, the old minister is guilty, and there is no redemption for ten thousand deaths, ten thousand deaths, ten thousand deaths, ten thousand ......deaths, ten thousand death

He wailed and cried, and his head fell and fell...... Zhou Yong couldn't help but cover his mouth and cry, and then came over to support Qin Hui's shoulders and pulled him up: "It's my fault!" Be...... It's the fault of the traitors before you! It's Zhou Zhe's fault, faint king, and minister...... Cai Jing Tong Guan They are all ...... My mistake, I deeply regret that I couldn't use Qin Qing to break the southwest strategy in the first place......"

Dawn has not yet come, and in the palace at night, the two monarchs and ministers wept with each other, and decided to deal with it. Zhou Yong said to Qin Hui: "At this time, only Qin Qing can not shy away from saying these rebellious words to me, but this matter is very involved, Qin Qing should be planning for me and tell everyone that it is powerful......"

This is not a plan to gain a good reputation, Zhou Yong's eyes were staring at him, and Qin Hui's eyes did not reveal the slightest evasion, he solemnly bowed his hand and knelt down heavily.

"For the Wu Dynasty Society, minister, I am willing to bear this infamy, I am willing to be a pioneer for Your Majesty, I will do my best, and I will die-"

Soon after, in the crisp morning, the sky showed a hazy bright color, and when the people of Lin'an City got up, the emperor, who had not put on a good face for a long time, summoned Zhao Ding and other ministers into the palace and announced to them the idea and decision of peace.

In the early morning in the imperial study, there was a big chaos after that, after understanding all the meaning of what the emperor said and refuting it to no avail, some officials scolded according to the supporters of the peace talks, Zhao Ding pointed at Qin Hui, hysterical: "Qin Huizhi, you old horseman, I know that you are narrow-minded, planning for the southwest so far, you are going to destroy my Wu Dynasty Sheji Daotong, do you know that this and a discussion, even if it is just the beginning of the discussion, my Wu Dynasty is no different from the death of the country!" Millions of soldiers in the Yangtze River will die at the hands of thieves! You rebel and thief, you say, are you communicating with the Jurchens in private, you have already prepared-"

Qin Hui pointed at Zhao Ding and scolded: "Negotiation of peace is a thief, and the main battle is a loyal minister!" You are waiting for the cockroaches of the country, for the sake of the loyal name, regardless of the fact that my Wu Dynasty is so weak! Say Southwest! Two years ago, the army was sent to the southwest, if it weren't for the fact that you and others were obstructed and couldn't go all out, why would you be here today, you only know how to fight in the court, just for the two thin reputations behind you, narrow-minded and selfish! If I, Qin Hui, were not for the world, why would I come out to bear this infamy! But you are waiting for everyone, among whom there are those who have a different heart and fornicate with the Jurchens, I don't know how many, stand up——"

Both sides scolded each other, and when they arrived, Zhao Dingchong went up and started to do it, and there was a burst of ping-pong fighting in the imperial study. Zhou Yong sat in his chair and watched all this with a gloomy face.

The soldiers had already left the palace and headed for the city's inevitable Qiantang River wharf, and soon after, the Jurchen envoys who had traveled all the way through the starry night were about to arrive in Lin'an with pride.

At midnight, there were soft white clouds floating in the sky, and the breeze was blowing. The carriage passed from the streets of Lin'an City in the direction of the palace, Zhou Pei lifted the curtains, and saw that the shops on both sides of the road were still open, and the residents of the city were walking on the streets, starting their daily life as usual.

On the morning of April 28, this was Zhou Pei's last memory of Lin'an.

More than 300 miles away, Jun Wu was still sleeping in the tent of the military camp. He had completed his metamorphosis, and he was not afraid in his endless dreams. Two days later, he would wake up from a coma, and nothing would be able to recover.

An avalanche of chaos is about to begin......