He always felt a sense of guilt for Yeluyue, even if this guilt was a secret that only Ye Qing himself knew, but when the news of the destruction of the Liao Wangcheng and the news of Yeluyue's disappearance reached his ears, the guilt in Ye Qing's heart began to breed happily in the cold winter, and it would always inadvertently suddenly stab his heart, like a pinprick pain.

Although the demise of the Liao State was the trend of the times, if he hadn't intentionally brought Temujin and the gods and slaves of Qishilie to help Liao conquer Khorezm, I am afraid that Temujin would not have decided to conquer Liao and expand his territory in such a short time.

The Liao Kingdom is going to perish after all, but if it weren't for him Ye Qing who gave birth to the pace of time, maybe Yeluyue could finish her life without worry, and the Liao State might be able to survive for many years, and Yeluyue would not have to suffer the pain of this death.

But everything was destroyed in advance because he wanted to protect the so-called Chinese orthodoxy from being destroyed by the Mongols in the future.

At the beginning, helping Liao to attack Khorezm made him feel guilty about Yeluyue, and when the Mongols began to conquer Liao, in fact, he also had every opportunity to help Liao get rid of the danger of losing the country, but it was still because he wanted to protect the orthodoxy of China from the destruction of the Mongols in the future, Ye Qing had to give up helping Yeluyue and let him fend for himself in Liao.

There are many things in this world that are far greater than personal emotions, and most people understand this truth, but when their personal emotions become victims of the torrent of the great era, there will always be a little bit of sadness and helplessness in their hearts.

Yeluyue was able to survive, and was able to take refuge in him all the way to the east from the vast territory blocked by the Mongols, brave the wind and snow, and fight all the way to the east Ye Qing, Ye Qing was happy and relieved in his heart, but this relief made him involuntarily blame himself as the culprit of the Liao Lost Country when he looked down at his hands.

He didn't know whether Yeluyue hated himself more or loved himself more now after the death of the country, but no matter what, as Yeluyue got closer and closer to Jingzhao Mansion under the escort of Liu Keshi, Ye Qing felt more and more guilty about Yeluyue in his heart, which was getting heavier and heavier, even to the ...... He didn't know how to face Yeruyue.

The righteousness of Yeluyue's sacrifice of the ego, and the deception of the Song court to protect the ego, also exhausted all despicable means, and the ultimate goal was to be able to preserve and expand the power of the northland, Yeluyue and the Song court...... In fact, they have all been reduced to tools for him to compete with Temujin.

Regarding Ye Luyue's rescue, in fact, Ye Qing was not as concerned as Bai Chun, and even Ye Qing once thought that he would probably not have the opportunity to reunite with Ye Luyue in this life.

God favors it, no matter what, Princess Chengli of the Liao Kingdom is now safely on the way to Jingzhao Mansion, and he, Ye Qing, can continue to carry that unknown guilt and continue to move towards his goal.

Waiting is a very difficult process, early in the morning Ye Qing sent an envoy to cross the river to submit a peace letter to the other side, but now seeing that the sun is about to set, there is still no news on the Jin side, whether the battle is or not only hanging on Ye Qing's head, but also like a sharp sword, hanging in the hearts of all the front-line soldiers.

Xu Han, Wu Juan, and Sima Jian were just like Ye Heng just now, and they got into the camp tent that was not very warm with a gust of cold wind.

"My lord, just ...... Seeing Ye Heng and Lord Ye leave with a heavy heart, is it okay? "Sima Jian, an official who has been in the south all the year round, has been in Yanzhou for a short time, and at this time his hands and feet have become fat, and he is full of frostbite that itches in warm weather.

"It's fine." Ye Qing shook his head with a smile, then looked at Xu Han and asked, "How are things going?" ”

"Okay lord, I quietly buried half the night last night, and at the end of this morning, I will lead another trip with three thousand battalions of people, and the amount is enough to scare the Jin people on the other side of the river." Xu Han said with a ruthless look at the corner of his mouth.

Ye Qing nodded, then looked at Wu Ju, and without waiting for him to ask, Wu Juan hurriedly said: "My lord, there has been no movement on the Jin side, after the last general submitted the credentials for peace, they let the last general come back, and Wan Yan Jing did not summon the last general, nor did he see the begging stone lie gods and slaves. ”

"What is the morale of the battalion now?" Ye Qing scratched his forehead, the matter of discussing peace is still only known to a few of them, even Wang Chong and Xie Lun have not yet known.

But these are only bright signs, and no one knows whether the soldiers of the various battalions scattered all over the mountains and fields will have begun to discuss this matter in private because of the military judgment of crossing the river this morning.

"After the last general came back, the upstream and downstream and the Chinese army have gone around in a circle, and the morale of the army is generally under control, but ...... There are still many people who secretly discuss the purpose of the river crossing in private. Because the adults and the Jin Emperor are old acquaintances, they ...... Many people are inclined to cross the river at the end of the day for the sake of an armistice. The martial judge looked at Ye Qing, who frowned slightly, and after a pause, he continued: "Originally, the last general could have come back earlier to report to the lord, but along the way, ...... The matter of the last general going to the other side of the river is like having wings, almost everyone in the army knows about it, and along the way, there will always be curious soldiers who secretly pull the last general to ask questions. ”

"Although the army still has the strength to fight, the war-weariness has begun to spread, and if we continue to fight, it will only become more and more disadvantageous to us. The morale of the Jin people was high because of the arrival of Wan Yan Jing, coupled with the disparity in troops, and the fact that they had fought for so long, it was understandable that some people were tired of war. Regardless of whether the Jin people finally agree to negotiate peace, we must not take it lightly in the past few days, and perhaps at this time, Wan Yanjing is observing the military situation on our side on the other side. Ye Qing said with a rather solemn expression.

"That's nature. We suddenly want to take the initiative to negotiate peace, and Wan Yanjing and other Jin people will inevitably think that something big has happened on our side for the first time, so they want to negotiate peace suddenly. My lord, the last general thinks that it is better to give the Jin people a dismount directly, regardless of whether the Yellow River bursts the embankment or not, not to mention, the embankment is also the crime of their people, and it is not our ....... Sima Jian looked at Ye Qing's expression and said cautiously, but in the end, even he couldn't hear the voice clearly.

Ye Qing glanced at Sima Jian lightly, and the frightened Sima Jian hurriedly shrank his neck and hid behind Wu Ju, and Ye Qing's words sounded in his ears: "Wan Yan Jing naturally wants to investigate the situation on our side first, and then make a decision on whether to fight or fight." What's more, the Jin people are so prosperous that they will enter the war alone

After more than half a year, if you add the preliminary preparations, so many people died in this battle, and now if you agree to negotiate peace, Wan Yanjing is naturally unwilling, and those courtiers of the Jin people are probably not very willing to agree to negotiate peace with us in such a good situation. ”

"From the perspective of the Jin people, they are indeed a little unwilling, they are almost equivalent to the strength of the country to conquer us, more than half a year here is rare, and there is still in Jinan Mansion and is one after another Xin Qiji, Zhao, Liu several old men of the army are all over the ground looking for teeth, and they have to withdraw to focus on our side. Now that most of the troops are gathered here, we suddenly want to take the initiative to negotiate peace, and Wan Yanjing will naturally not easily agree. Wu Juan said as he recalled what he had seen and heard today in what the Jin people had promised.

Today's Jin people, before the arrival of Wan Yan Jing and others, because of the successive defeats, the morale has been extremely low, but with the arrival of Wan Yan Jing and the ministers, after putting on a momentum of vowing to cross the river, the Jin people have become imposing almost in the blink of an eye, and their morale has been faintly suppressed by the Jin people because of the disparity in strength and other reasons, and the war-weariness has begun to grow and spread, if they continue to fight, it is really no good for them.

"So we have to see if the current Wan Yanjing has really grown up, and whether he already has the foresight that a wise emperor should have." Ye Qing can't guess Yan Jing's mind now, what's more, it is indeed as they said, now the Jin people have an absolute advantage, so there is no need for people to negotiate peace with themselves, if that's the case, then for the Jin people, the war in the past six months has not been in vain.

"My lord, won't your letter to him move him?" Xu Han asked with a hint of tentativeness.

As an old man in the army of the flower planter, he even knows better than the martial judgment how close the relationship between Ye Qing and Wan Yan Jing is, so in Xu Han's subconscious, Ye Qing and Wan Yan Jing are almost omnipotent, and they will definitely not be at a disadvantage.

"The Xia Kingdom was divided between us and the Mongols, and the Liao Kingdom was harvested by the Mongols like a gust of wind, Wan Yan Jing also wanted to take the opportunity to recapture the Hetao Third Road and even more lost territory at this time, which can not only improve his prestige above the court, but also effectively deter me and Temujin, and at the same time restore the former strength of the Jin Kingdom, so he will be unwilling. But he should also know that now on this vast territory, there are only our Great Song Dynasty and the Mongols, as well as their Jin Kingdom, Xia Kingdom and Liao Kingdom are dead, and every next battle will be a key battle that will determine the fortunes of the country. Ye Qing said in the end, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, speaking of which, in fact, since he had the intention to negotiate peace, the initiative had actually been handed over to Wan Yan Jing.

And even if he didn't hype up his intention to negotiate peace in the army, as the commander of the first army, his words and deeds can always make people perceive some abnormal meanings, just like what Cao Cao said back then, and then Yang Xiu cracked Cao Cao's mind.

It's a pity to abandon the tasteless food, but he can't follow Cao Cao's example of killing Yang Xiu, and kill many soldiers in the army who have already noticed the intention of peace to stabilize the army's heart.

For three days in a row, Wan Yanjing on the other side did not have the slightest movement, and Ye Qing's side was as if he had fallen into a situation like a year, from top to bottom, although the entire camp was still maintained under the noses of the Jin people, and it was no different from the usual scene, but in this short period of three days, the army was also full of all kinds of gossip that were enough to disturb the morale of the army.

Wang Chong and Xie Lun have been running to Ye Qing's camp every day for three days now, and the soldiers below are particularly sensitive to the wind and grass at the top, so that they, the real people who lead the troops, gradually begin to feel a trace of unusual taste.

After Ye Qing revealed the truth to the two, Wang Chong, Xie Lun and several people from the military judge also plunged headlong into the dispatch to pacify the army.

Whether it is Sima Jian, Wang Chong, Xie Lun, or even Lian Yeheng, they have been patrolling back and forth in the barracks for the past few days, suppressing all the gossip that disturbs the morale of the army.

Ye Qing's side is living like a year, trembling, and Wan Yanjing's side is also not having a good time.

Whether it is peace or war, it has now been divided into two camps, and to Wan Yanjing's surprise, most of those who are in favor of negotiating peace with the Song people are military generals, and those who are holding their necks, red faces, and red ears vow to recapture the three roads of Hetao, and even Jingzhao Mansion are all Wenchen.

The military generals led by the begging stone lie gods and slaves, at this time were in favor of negotiating peace with the Song people, somewhat beyond Yan Jing's expectations, and Wan Yan Jing, who was in a mess in his mind, left the begging stone lie gods and slaves led by the military generals, and Jia Gu Qing, the head of the civil ministers, in the king's tent, sighed and said: "Why do you agree with peace?" ”

"Back to the Holy Lord, the current situation seems to be the morale of our army, and there is also the Holy Emperor's personal expedition, no matter how you look at this battle, it is my Dajin who won the Song people and recaptured the Hetao Third Road and Jingzhao Mansion. But in the past six months, due to the incompetence of the ministers, he has not been able to break through the ...... of Ye Qing's guard. The begging stone martyr gods and slaves lowered their heads and said in a deep voice, since Yan Jing's arrival, his life has been even more difficult.

Wan Yan Jing gave him absolutely full trust, but he really failed to live up to Wan Yan Jing's high expectations, not only was he unable to recapture a city and a place in nearly half a year, but even in terms of casualties, he was even more heavy than the Song people on the other side.

It is precisely because of his failures in the past six months that he has now been subjected to unprecedented attack and pressure among the ministers, and even Wan Yan Jing is not easy to favor him now.

"Let's talk about the reason." Wan Yanjing's tone said with a hint of impatience.

"Ye Qing has always been good at putting his life to death, and the battle of Guanshan is the best evidence. And, most importantly, ....... The Qishilie Divine Slave frowned, glanced at the side, and Jia Gu Qing, who had been snorting coldly to express disdain when he spoke, took a deep breath and said: "Saint, how Ye Qing escaped the pursuit of my army in Wuzhou back then, presumably the Saint who was in Wuzhou at that time should know best." Chen and Ye Qing have been fighting countless ...... in the past six months. ”

"Are you saying that Ye Qing still has a killer weapon now, and the reason why you have not been able to cross the river now is because you are afraid of the firearms in Ye Qing's hands?" Wan Yan Jing frowned and asked.

"Back to the saint, the minister does not dare to hide it, and the minister has indeed been extremely jealous of this." The face of the begging stone lie gods slave was pale, originally he should have been the most powerful military general in front of Wan Yan Jing, but over the years, he has taken the lead

The war of the leader, especially the battle against Ye Qing of the Song Dynasty, turned out to be a win.

As a result, this has become a great shame in his life, and it has also made it difficult for him to distinguish himself when facing the attacks of other colleagues.

"If he has a firearm that can kill us, why don't he use it, but use his human life to fight us? Begging Shilie Divine Slave, if you are scared by Ye Qing, you are afraid, don't make these ridiculous excuses! You are afraid of Ye Qing, but the saint is not afraid of Ye Qing, now that the saint is holding the power of the Son of Heaven, plus my army is strong and strong, can't you take a ferry with only tens of thousands of people! Jia Guqing said coldly with disdain.

The begging stone lie gods raised their eyelids and glanced at Jia Gu Qing, then continued to lower their heads, and said lightly: "Holy Lord, the minister is sure that Ye Qing definitely has that firearm like heavenly thunder in his hand, as for why he doesn't use it, the minister can't guess ......these two possibilities." ”

"You say." Wan Yan Jing glared at Jia Gu Qing, who was about to grab the conversation, and said calmly: "In this way, the reason why you have been unable to enter an inch of land is because of the rat trap?" ”

The reason why Wan Yan Jing came here in the past three days has not made up his mind whether to fight or make peace with Ye Qing, and it is also because Ye Qing mentioned the firearms that had been used in Wuzhou in the letter he gave three days ago, so he somewhat understood the reason why the Qishilie Gods and Slaves had not made progress in the war.

Of course, he also wanted to hear the reason why the begging stone martyr god slave had not been able to make progress, and why he was so jealous of Ye Qing.

"Returning to the saint, in Yichen's opinion, one of the reasons why Ye Qing did not use that powerful firearm from beginning to end was that he was waiting for an opportunity to decide the outcome of a battle, but now that Ye Qing took the initiative to sue for peace, he could also rule out this possibility. And the only possibility left is ...... Such a powerful firearm, even the rock-solid Great Wall of Wuzhou can be blown up and collapsed by the firearm in Ye Qing's hand, and even if it is frozen hard loess under our feet, I am afraid that it will be easier to be blown out of the gaps, and our army will suffer heavy casualties, and at worst it will be ...... When the Yellow River bursts, not only will our army be buried by the river, but I am afraid that even the towns behind us and millions of people will also suffer. Therefore, the minister guessed that the reason why Ye Qing had not used firearms until now, whether he was suing for peace or fighting with his ministers, was entirely because he was concerned about the safety of the people of my Dajin Kingdom. After the beggar stone martyr god slave finished speaking, he still lowered his head slightly.

During these days of fighting with Ye Qing, he was indeed very jealous of the firearms that Ye Qing used in Wuzhou back then, so he also made him beg the gods and slaves of Shilie, and he never dared to force Ye Qing into a desperate situation, for fear that Ye Qing would have a fish with them at that time.

Therefore, he did not dare to invest all his troops to cross the river on a larger scale, because he was afraid that either Ye Qing would take advantage of the loophole and blow up most of the troops in one fell swoop, or Ye Qing would directly blow up the Yellow River embankment, which would make the Yellow River flooding and the people would be miserable.

Looking at Wan Yan Jing, who was deep in thought and silent, Jia Gu Qing coldly glanced at the begging stone lie gods and slaves who were bowing their heads, and said to Wan Yan Jing hurriedly: "Holy lord, the minister thinks that the begging stone lie gods and slaves are completely unscrupulous, and they are making excuses for his failure in the war that has made no progress in the past half a year, so as to escape the Holy Lord's questioning of him. Now our army is high in battle spirit because of the holy royal conquest, and the minister believes that as long as our army chooses a good day and an auspicious day to attack the Song Dynasty, it will definitely be able to achieve a big victory and recapture the Hetao Third Road and Jingzhaofu Road, and can also take advantage of the victory in this battle to go south again after the beginning of spring next year, pointing directly at the Song Dynasty Lin'an. ”

"Holy ......." Jia Guqing looked at Wan Yanjing, who looked hesitant, and continued while the iron was hot: "Shengshang, now that the Mongols have established a country, they have just destroyed the Liao State and carved up the territory of the Xia Kingdom with the Song people, and my Dajin has now become a small country in a corner of peace. The Song people have always had a deep hatred with my Dajin, and once the Mongols come to their senses and unite with the Song court against us, we will have no way to retreat. And now, it is a great opportunity for us to seize the lost territory, while the Mongols are still appeasing the Liao State, to judge the situation and go south again, as long as we take advantage of the power of this battle, we can follow the example of Taizong to fight against the Song Dynasty, break through Lin'an, and capture the Song Emperor is not impossible. Think about Taizong's feat of capturing the two saints of the Song Dynasty back then, and now it is possible to achieve it again in the hands of the saints. ”

"Break Lin'an, capture Zhao Dan?" Wan Yanjing's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had seen the cavalry of the Dajin Kingdom galloping through the territory of the Song Dynasty again, crossing the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and the soldiers were approaching Lin'an to capture Zhao Dan.

"Holy ......." The gods and slaves of Qishilie were frightened by Jia Gu Qing's bold words, it was too daring to imagine, and according to Jia Gu Qing's words, let alone capturing the Song Emperor, I am afraid that it is very easy to defeat the Mongols and rule the grassland again.

"Holy Lord, at this time and that time, now the Song Dynasty is not as corrupt as it was back then because of Ye Qing's guarding of the northern land. At that time, Emperor Taizong was able to go all the way south because the officials of the Song court were corrupt, greedy for life and afraid of death, and there was no leader in the army, so the army of the Dajin Kingdom was able to break through. But now, under the rule of Ye Qing's officials, in just a few years, the entire northern land has been governed as solid, and the battle of Jinan Mansion is enough to show that the northern land now occupied by the Song court is by no means as loosely guarded as the city under the rule of the Song court. The begging stone lie gods raised their heads with some concern, looking at Wan Yan Jing, who was somewhat persuaded by Jia Gu Qing, he didn't dare to imagine that if he really acted according to Jia Gu Qing's intentions and continued to use troops against Ye Qing, would it ruin the national fortunes of the Dajin Kingdom from now on.

"Holy ......." Before Jiagu Qing could react, the begging stone lie gods and slaves continued to say urgently: "Saint, Ye Qing was able to break the summer, it was definitely not by luck, and in the past six months, Ye Qing was equivalent to using troops in three places at the same time, although he relied on intrigue and trickery to drag the Mongols into the war to divide the territory of the Xia Kingdom, and shared a lot of pressure from the Xia people's resistance for him. But saint, we must admit that today's Ye Qing and today's Song Court are no less powerful than us. Dividing up the Xia Kingdom, holding the Yellow River, and Jinan Mansion won us, it is enough to show that there are still many elite soldiers and good generals under Ye Qing's command, and they are by no means as ......vulnerable as Lord Jiagu said. ”

"Then could it be that the territory I lost was just taken away by him Ye Qing?" Wan Yan Jing suddenly snorted coldly, interrupting the words of the begging stone lie gods and slaves!