Chai Jin, who was on the envoy, was thinking on the way, what did the Son of Heaven mean by this envoy, why didn't he give himself an edict? The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a problem, and he slowly had his own strategy in his heart, obviously this was an opportunity given by the Son of Heaven to make meritorious contributions, and if he couldn't grasp it, he would never have it again in the future.

On the night of his arrival in Bianliang, Chai Jin secretly met with Han Lie, the envoy of the Jin State.

Han Lie didn't seem to be surprised at all as he knew that Chai Jin would come to visit him, and prepared a banquet early to wait for this nephew's arrival.

When Chai Jin saw Han Lie, he said with a sad face: "Uncle, you have made your nephew miserable." ”

"It's not that exaggerated, since you can come to Bianjing, it means that everything is not a problem, come on, let's talk while drinking."

After the guests and hosts were seated, Han Lie kept toasting, while Chai Jin seemed a little absent-minded.

"Uncle, if you don't save me this time, it's not that my nephew and I will be finished, but that the entire Chai family will suffer a catastrophe."

Chai Jin now felt helpless.

Han Lie had a sinister smile on his face, and he said coldly, "If the sixth prince ascends to the crown prince and ascends the throne in the future, then will you still feel so helpless?" ”

"Uncle, don't go around in circles, just say what you have to say, the little nephew is dying."

Han Lie said: "Actually, you haven't figured out what chess the Great Han Heavenly Son is playing yet, so you are so flustered, how to become a big thing in the future." ”

Chai Jin is a fan of the authorities, but he also seems to have seen something wrong, it stands to reason that with the layout of the dragon breath team of the Great Han, he should not be unguarded against the affairs of Yunzhou, this is unreasonable, there must be a problem in the middle.

Han Lie continued: "The breakthrough of the Three Kingdoms, where to start, it must be the continuous weakening of the Song State's combat power, fueling the Jin State's ambition to destroy the Song Dynasty, and finally prompting the Emperor of the Jin State to order the destruction of the Song Dynasty as the end. In fact, as soon as I came to Bianliang City, the spies of the Han State spread the news to the imperial capital, but the Emperor of the Han Dynasty pretended not to see it, didn't care about anything, and let the Western Army attack Yunzhou, which was digging a pit for the Song State. You must know that judging from the defense of Yunzhou, it is difficult for the Western Army to conquer Yunzhou in a short time, and it just gives the Han State a reason to send troops to sweep the northwest. ”

"You mean, Han Guo is waiting for this opportunity."

"Yes, the territory of the Han Kingdom has always been too small, and such a small territory has indeed raised an army of 650,000 people, and it has long been overwhelmed. However, the Han army was forced by the Three Kingdoms to kill and did not dare to send troops without authorization, so they could only wait for the opportunity. For the Han Kingdom, once the Northwest Zhulu is taken, it can gain a firm foothold in the Northwest hegemony, and the Western Xia and Tubo will be connected together, and completely control Chengdu Road and Kuizhou Mansion Road, you must know that there are many people on these two roads and there is enough food, so that the entire Han State can really fight against the Jin State, even if the Han-Jin War breaks out, the Han State is not afraid of the Song State to stir up the situation. Once the Han army swept through the northwest, then the western army would definitely surrender, in this case, the total strength of the Han army would approach 800,000, of which 400,000 would be incarnated as the Xiang army to defend the place, and the other 400,000 and the Jin army would hunt the Central Plains. ”

At this time, Chai Jin suddenly became enlightened, and after he poured the wine for Han Lie, he said: "Yes, although according to the agreement with the Song State at that time, Chengdu Fu Road and Kuizhou Road belong to the Han Kingdom. However, the local garrison and local officials were loyal to the Song State, and the Han State was always unable to control the overall situation, and was forced to use the power to force the pressure. Now once the Han army sweeps the northwest, then Chengdu Fu Road and Kuizhou Road will no longer be able to set off wind and waves. After all, now that Western Xia has forcibly entered Tibet, basically the entire northwest is under the control of the Han State, and the next step is to take Dali. Uncle, then you said that the next battle will advance in that direction. ”

"The Han army went south to occupy Dali strongly, and then encroached on Jiangnan step by step, while the Jin State went south to destroy the Song Dynasty, and the two countries divided the river and ruled. As for when the two countries will be able to start a big war, it will not be seen in a short time, after all, it is a war of annihilation that is related to the fortunes of the country, the winning side will unify the world, and the defeated side will lose the country, whether it is the Jin country or the Han country, no one will rashly launch a war against the other side without the certainty of victory. ”

The killing of the Three Kingdoms turned into a two-power struggle for hegemony, which doomed the third-party Song State to become cannon fodder.

Chai Jin's heart suddenly brightened, and without the previous haze, he said with a smile: "Uncle, what should I do now to win His Majesty's trust and lay a solid foundation for assisting the six princes to ascend to the throne in the future?" You must know that there are not many opportunities left for me, and if I can't catch it this time, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future. ”

"What you have to do is to pay homage to the prime minister, otherwise, where will the six princes help. Behind the prince is the Pan family, and it is not easy to talk to him. Han Lie put down the wine glass and said: "Now the Han Emperor has a few heart diseases, you need to get rid of them, the first heart disease is that Zhang Shuye's 200,000 army is pressing on Luoyang, if this problem cannot be solved, then it will contain the Han Dynasty's nearly 200,000 troops, after all, there are few commanders among the Han who can compete with Zhang Shuye, and you can't let the Han Emperor personally conquer at every turn." Let Uncle Zhang go north at night and finally face off against Yan Xieye's 100,000 Jin State cavalry, which is definitely a situation that the three kingdoms can accept. ”

"Is it acceptable to all three countries? Convincing the Emperor of the Jin State and the Emperor of the Song State is probably not so simple. ”

Han Lie shook his head, his nephew in front of him was too lacking in strategy, and it seemed that he had to give his own guidance, he said with a smile: "You are the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, the envoy to the Song State was originally intended to intimidate the Son of Heaven of the Song State, if you send troops as a threat, the Son of Song will transfer Zhang Shuye away, after all, Zhao Gou does not have the courage to start a war with the Han Dynasty, and the Western Army cannot be saved, if Zhang Shuye's 200,000 elite soldiers are eaten by the Han army, the Song State will be in great trouble." I believe you can convince the Emperor of Song Guo that if you don't have this ability, don't think about the affairs of the Six Princes in the future, it has nothing to do with you. ”

"Okay." Chai Jin knew that it was his mission to persuade the Emperor of the Song Kingdom, and as for convincing the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom, it should not be difficult for Han Lie. He said confidently: "I will settle this problem myself." By the way, uncle, you said that His Majesty the Emperor has a few heart problems, except for Zhang Shuye's 200,000 troops, what else is there? ”

"The second heart disease is that the Han Kingdom has always had a lack of population and food, and the seriousness of the problem is still not visible. But once the war starts, this problem will be infinitely magnified, you must know that the battlefield is not as simple as the army tearing apart, logistics support needs people to do, the northwest is sparsely populated, can not support the Han Jin war to destroy the country, the longer the war lasts, the more serious this problem will be. The emperor of the Han Dynasty was reluctant to start a war with the Jin State, not because he was afraid that the Han army's combat strength would be inferior to the Jin army, but because he was afraid that there would be problems with logistics support. ”

Chai Jin does not deny this, but even the emperor of the Han Dynasty can't solve this problem, what can he do? After pouring the wine for Han Lie, he said, "Uncle, since you can say this, it means that you should have a plan, you might as well say it and listen to it." ”

"There are no good tricks, but there are still schemes."

Han Lie drank it and said: "Huguang is ripe, the world is full, as long as you can win the magistrate of Huguang, this problem can be easily solved." Perhaps, the Chai family does not have the strength of the whole world, but it is still possible to take down the magistrates, and the magistrates of Huguang are not afraid of being retaliated against by the imperial court, and most of the rich households in Jiangnan have dealings with the Chai family, they transport grain to the northwest, and the magistrates turn a blind eye, so everything is not a problem. The Han Navy Division is very powerful, and if the Navy Division is escorted, it is neither afraid of the invasion of the Song army, nor of being harassed by bandits. Money can be channeled, and if the big man has enough money, this task can be completed. ”

This simple question, not only Chai Jin has never thought of it, but even the seemingly omnipotent Han Tianzi has not thought of it, it seems that he is really a fan of the authorities.

At this time, Chai Jin was happy to surrender to his uncle Han Lie, but he knew that there were too many secrets hidden behind this unparalleled and resourceful guy.

Han Lie said with a smile: "The third heart disease is simpler, and you also need to do it, and only if you do it, can you shake the world, in other words, this time you came to Bianliang for this matter, it is the opportunity given to you by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and it is also an opportunity for the Chai family, for some reason, it is a warning from His Majesty to the four major families, how can this not be an opportunity for the six princes?" ”

"Yes, this matter can indeed only be done by our Chai family, and indeed this is the reason why Your Majesty asked me to come as an envoy. Uncle, don't worry, I won't let you down. ”

"Wrong, it's not that it won't disappoint me, but that you can't disappoint the ancestors of the Chai family."

After Chai Jin came out of Han Lie's place, his heart suddenly changed a lot, he firmly believed that the Chai family's persistence for more than a hundred years would not be empty, all of this was in his own hands, every step in the future could not be wrong, and every step was related to the Chai family. Once you make a mistake, you will fall into hell and never be able to turn over.

Intimidating the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty is easier said than done, after all, he is a son of heaven who has passed the country, how can he be intimidated? Chai Jin knew that if he wanted to deal with Zhao Gou, he would first get rid of the important ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, such as Huang Qianshan, Wang Boyan, Zhu Shengfei, Wan Qiao, Qin Hui and others.

Money can make ghosts grind, the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty love money, and the most important thing that the Chai family lacks is money, and it is enough to understand the gods, in this case, Chai Jin began to visit one by one, and he was not in a hurry to visit the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

In fact, Zhao Gou didn't want to see Chai Jin at this time, he knew why Chai Jin came, but now he really doesn't know, and he can't talk about anything with the other party, in this case, the best plan is to let the officials below contact first to find out what the Han Tianzi means.

Now, it can be said that the two sides coincide, so the state affairs of the two sides have been put on hold for the time being, which is a good thing for Chai Jin, but it is a nightmare for the Western Army.

Not only is the nightmare coming, it's the end of the world.

After attacking for two months in a row, Yunzhou City has been standing still, at this time, the biggest crisis came, 200,000 western troops, the army pressed the border, and now it can be said that there is a fire in the backyard.

The backyard caught fire, Liu Zhongwu, Qu Duan, Yao Pingzhong, Liu Guangshi and others couldn't sit still, for these generals of the Western Army, loyalty to the country is just an obligation, but holding the territory is fundamental. If there is no territory, it will be the end of the future, these people at this time, people's minds have changed, and no one is willing to attack Yunzhou.

Not to mention the generals, the soldiers below have changed their minds and can't stay any longer, if they don't go back, they will have to cause a mutiny.

In desperation, Liu Zhongwu and others began to pray for Wang Yuan to withdraw his troops.

Just when the people in the Western Army camp were moving, Yue Fei of Yunzhou City was ready to fight, the most powerful attack of the Han Dynasty, during this time, he was struggling to defend the city, while training a part of the people, so that they could be transformed into the Han army. After all, the Han army was well paid, and in the case of being besieged, the people were willing to join the army. Since then, the Han army has always maintained a scale of 50,000 and has not been attrition due to casualties in defending the city.

The war is coming, the generals in Yunzhou know that they are going to counterattack, and everyone is too depressed during this time, and they have been passively beaten, and now they are holding back their strength to teach the Jin army a hard lesson.

At the military meeting, Yue Fei sat in front of the central marshal of the marshal's tent, he saw that all the generals had arrived, so he said: "Everyone should know that Generalissimo Hebron has led an army of 200,000 to cut off the rear road of the Western Army, and the time for our counterattack has come. This group of guys has been arrogant for a hundred years, and they have been spoiled by the Song court, and it is time to suppress them. The counteroffensive began three days later, and we had only one objective, to hold the western army to fight and drive them all the way to the encirclement set up by Marshal Hebron. ”

Hearing that the war was about to start, the generals were excited and rushed forward one by one, wanting to come out on top.

Yue Fei took out the first arrow and said: "Yang Zaixing, you killed Liu Yanqing in the battle of Yunzhou City, Ben Shuai is very pleased, I hope that you can make persistent efforts this time and make another miraculous achievement." You led 10,000 cavalry to the Chinese army of the Western Army, and the requirements of this battle were to press the Western Army to fight, always hurt them, beat them, and drive this group of sheep into the encirclement. The Western Army must not enter the poisonous wolf recess, and must not stop, even if the battle is fought to the last man, it must be fought. Go ahead, you are Ben Shuai's tiger ben, don't let Ben Shuai down. ”。

Yang Zaixing gave the token and then hugged his fists and said: "The last general has an order, and he must chase the western army into the poisonous wolf recess, if he can't complete the task, the last general will come to see him." ”

"Ben Shuai doesn't want your head, he wants to complete the task, go down." Yue Fei bowed his hand and motioned for Yang Zaixing to go down, he picked up the second token and said: "Zhang Xian, Dong Xian, each of you has 10,000 cavalry commanders to respond to Yang Zaixing from the left and right flanks to ensure that the western army is driven to the poisonous wolf cave. ”