Li Xin, the envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty, was escorted back to China, and the news of the peace negotiations spread in Jinyang.

Liu Jun asked Li Xin, the privy councillor who came back, and Li Xin actually said that Zhou Guozhu was quite sincere, so he couldn't try it. According to Li Xin's statement, the two countries have always hated each other and have no dealings with each other, and if Zhao Kuangyin can be used as a condition for peace negotiations this time; War may not be avoided, but a step towards easing relations can be taken.

The lord of the Northern Han Dynasty asked the prime minister again, and the prime minister said that Zhao Kuangyin was of little use to the Northern Han Kingdom...... This remark won Liu Jun's heart, and Liu Jun did not dare to use Zhao Kuangyin.

…… Zhao Kuangyin and the other brothers heard the wind, and several people gathered together and sighed.

Shi Shouxin couldn't help but complain: "What's the difference between us and the lost dog? ”

Li Jixun said: "Now I am about to be betrayed, but I have nothing to do, and I can't leave if I want to, I'm afraid the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty won't let us go." Blacksmith Guo is determined to kill them all, and these methods have been used! ”

"Blacksmith Guo is a complete villain!" Shi Shouxin scolded, "He has always been sorry for Brother Zhao, first killed Brother Zhao's father and brother, and then launched a mutiny against us, and also exterminated all our people in the forbidden army...... Not long ago, he sent assassins with the intention of murder! When have we ever done something sorry for him? In the end, we have revenge and haven't avenged it, but it is Guo Blacksmith who is unyielding, as if we owe him. ”

"O human heart!" Li Jixun sighed, "People's hearts are sinister and unpredictable, and the more he knows that he is wrong, the more he will not let go." ”

Zhao Kuangyin frowned and said: "Because Blacksmith Guo knows that we resent him, and speculates that we will retaliate against him, he naturally regards it as a big danger and wants to eradicate it first, and does not give us a chance to take revenge." ”

Li Jixun looked at Zhao Kuangyin for a while, and suddenly said, "Brother Zhao should have a way to crack it?" ”

If you are sure to die, with Zhao Kuangyin's temperament, you should be depressed and depressed at this time. But Zhao Kuangyin looked just worried, and he was still calm.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "I don't think it's time to be cornered yet. The lord of the Northern Han Dynasty will always understand that he will not get any benefit from betraying me to Da Zhou, and he will just seek skin with the tiger. Now there is a major lack of someone to speak for us. ”

Li Jixun groaned: "I heard that Yang Ye (changed his surname to the surname of the Northern Han Dynasty, generally known as Liu Jiye on the surface) is an upright person, and I have also had two general friendships, so I can speak. ”

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said: "You can't find Yang Ye if you look for anyone, this person is definitely not willing to speak for us." His younger brother has repeatedly defected between the Great Zhou and the Northern Han Dynasty, and now the Great Zhou is out of office, how do I think the Yang family is leaving a back road. Our current identity is actually the key criminal of the Great Zhou, and the enemy of the new monarch Guo Blacksmith of the Great Zhou, if Yang Ye speaks for us...... It is very likely that he will offend both ends, and he will not do such a thing. ”

The crowd was at a loss.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "I think that Feng Jinke, who is in the same guard division as Yang Ye, should be willing to speak for us." ”

Li Jixun asked, "Brother Zhao knows that Feng Jinke?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said, "I don't know, I just know that there is such a person." ”

When everyone heard this, they all turned their heads curiously to look at Zhao Kuangyin's black face, wondering why they were looking for this unknown person.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "I'm just speculating about the personnel layout of the Northern Han Guard Division. The civil and military system of the Northern Han Dynasty was inherited from the (later) Han Dynasty; The Great Zhou Taizu was also a military general of the (later) Han Dynasty, and the Great Zhou court also had something in common with the Northern Han Dynasty...... The difference between the commander of the Northern Han State and the Yamen is that there is no palace division, so the military power of the guard division is particularly important.

In the Guards Division, which has the heaviest military power, it is impossible for a high-level general to breathe out of one nostril, otherwise the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty will not be at ease. Therefore, I guess that Yang Ye and Feng Jinke are not all the way.

There are many generals and generals in the Northern Han Dynasty, but the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty specially let Yang Ye surname Liu, I think that in addition to wooing and appeasement, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty is a little wary of this person in his heart. Then Feng Jinke, who is in the same position as Yang Ye, is more likely to be the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty who specially installed checks and balances. ”

After listening to it for a while, Li Jixun felt that the relationship between China and China was complicated, and he was even more in awe of Zhao Kuangyin...... Li Jixun is older than Zhao Kuangyin, and now he doesn't dare to be a big brother, Zhao Kuangyin's mind is not an ordinary general; Li Jixun felt that it was wise to take a step back and call Zhao Kuangyin his brother.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "I'll find a chance to visit first and talk to Feng Jinke." ”

…… Two days later, Zhao Kuangyin visited Feng's mansion and was immediately received.

Although Zhao Kuangyin's position in the Northern Han Kingdom is not high, and he has no strength now, he can't stop him from having a high status and fame. Fame can make him look down on people, even the general of the guard department is willing to receive him.

As for the living room, tea, greetings, and politeness.

Zhao Kuangyin said directly: "The last general heard that His Majesty (the lord of the country) wants to escort the last general to the Zhou State to negotiate peace. ”

"Ben will have heard the rumors." Feng Jinke nodded.

Zhao Kuangyin looked at it, and Feng Jinke did not have a bored expression. Zhao Kuangyin felt that it was better to directly explain the meaning in this way; People who have no friendship in the first place, if there is too much flattery and uselessness, it will make people unable to figure out the way out...... If you don't know what you want to do, you'll be wary.

Directly explain that there is a request for others, but the other party understands the number of roads, and there is still no friendship, but it will be a lot more honest.

Zhao Kuangyin thought about it, and said: "The last general has a reluctant request, and I want to ask General Feng to give a few words of advice in front of His Majesty." ”

Feng Jinke asked calmly: "Why did General Zhao come to the general alone?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin said: "I heard that General Feng is His Majesty's most loyal general, and he has to be a loyal minister to dare to say this." ”

"Ben will serve the country wholeheartedly." Feng Jinke calmly accepted the praise, and asked, "But General Ben has no friendship with you, why do you want to speak for General Zhao?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin said: "General Feng is not only speaking for the last general, but also for the sake of the country. ”

Feng Jinke was very interested, and his words were crisp: "I would like to hear it in detail." ”

Zhao Kuangyin said: "How can the major conquest between countries be changed because of this small matter? If Zhou Guo is bent on using troops, even if they send me over, it will not change their decision. General Feng should know that this matter did not benefit the Northern Han Kingdom at all...... The only disadvantage is that it shows weakness before fighting.

Secondly, the Liao State has not yet shown goodwill with the Zhou State, and our country has first shown goodwill to the enemy country, where will the Liao State be placed? ”

Feng Jinke pondered for a moment and said, "What General Zhao said, I agree with the former, there is no benefit. But the latter doesn't have to worry about it, Liaoguo doesn't look at us once or twice; They support us in the back, not because of a good relationship, but because they use each other. ”

Zhao Kuangyin clenched his fists and said, "General Feng's wise opinion. There is also one of the most important stakes, which the imperial court cannot afford to consider.

Zhou is strong and weak, Zhou is big and small, although the words are not good, they are obvious. If Your Majesty shows weakness and favor today, where will the subjects go? Although China and the Zhou State are enemy countries and have been at war for many years, the officials and people of the two countries are Han Chinese, and once the relationship is relaxed, it is not good for the weak country...... It is inevitable that there are some people who are generals, but for the promotion of officials and wealth, glory and wealth, they can serve our country now, why can't they serve the Zhou State in the future?

Once peace is negotiated and relations are eased, if some spies take advantage of the situation to woo, instigate, and persuade the military and the people, I am afraid that there will be a risk of turning against each other. ”

Feng Jinke was silent for a long time.

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at it carefully, and then said no more.

After a long while, Feng Jinke said: "I am a military general, so it is inconvenient to give instructions on state affairs. However, Guo Yuan, the secretary of the DPRK and the Central Committee, is friendly with me, so I will talk to him about this. If he thinks it is reasonable, he will write to His Majesty, and it will definitely be effective. ”

Zhao Kuangyin listened, got up and said, "Da En dare not forget." General Feng was busy with military affairs, so the last general didn't bother much. ”

…… Sure enough, it didn't take long for the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty to clearly refuse to hand over Zhao Kuangyin. And said a high-sounding reason, saying that the generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty were treated unfairly, and when they came to the Northern Han Dynasty, the imperial court was ready to treat Yunyun sincerely.

……

The person who came up with the idea in the Zhou court was Wei Renpu. Tokyo got the news and once again failed in negotiations; However, the imperial court once again adopted the old method (playing hooliganism), and if you can't win, you have to do it.

Wei Renpu said that the emperor would immediately start a war against the Northern Han Dynasty while the peace could not be reached!

Wei Renpu said: "At this time, the intention is to destroy the Northern Han in one fell swoop, the preparation is not sufficient, and the time is not yet ripe. However, it can first harass and test the Northern Han Dynasty to attack and encroach on its borders. The movement of this battle cannot be too small, and our main purpose is not to attack and disturb, but to try to attract the Liao army to help. ”

Looking back at the important ministers, he seemed to have forgotten the unhappiness of being rejected by the Northern Han State for peace talks, and talked eloquently, "The Northern Han Dynasty has only tens of thousands of troops, and the elite is only twenty or thirty thousand. As long as a partial division of our dynasty goes out of Liaozhou, we will bluff and make a gesture to attack Jinyang in a big way; The Northern Han Dynasty will invite the Liao army to come to help.

The Liao army came from afar, and as soon as it arrived in Jinyang, the Great Zhou army withdrew from the Northern Han Kingdom. Retreating south to wait and see, fatigue consumes the national strength of the Liao army and the Northern Han Dynasty. Prepare for the capture of Jinyang in the future. ”

Guo Shao felt that it made sense, anyway, he was not sure to capture Jinyang in a battle for the time being; The war with the Northern Han Dynasty was also more beneficial than disadvantageous. Because the national strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty far exceeds that of the Northern Han Dynasty, it is not afraid of consumption with the Northern Han Dynasty, and it is precisely to attack the shortcomings of the other with their own strengths.

Guo Shao immediately asked: "What do you think is the right way to mobilize soldiers and horses?" ”

Wei Renpu has been very active in giving advice recently, and he said at the moment: "You have to have an elite force, and you can still maintain an advantage in the field." Zhang Guanghan's department of the Longjie Army stationed in Xiangzhou has 20,000 elite soldiers; In addition, Murong Yanzhao, the new envoy of the Zhaoyi Army, has tens of thousands of soldiers and Huainan German troops in his hands, and can mobilize a group of men and horses to help. ”

Guo Shao thought in his heart about who to authorize to preside over this battle, and at first glance, Zhang Guanghan, the commander of the guards, or Murong Yanzhao, the commander of the Zhaoyi Army, could be competent. But Guo Shao remembered another person for a while: Fu Zhaoxu.

The recent situation in Hebei, there is no big war. After Fu Zhaoxu went to Hebei to deploy troops, the Liao army should be unwilling to fight a decisive battle with the Great Zhou army at this time, and retreat sooner or later; Guo Shao waited for his recital.

It's just that the credit in Hebei is still not enough to improve Fu Zhaoxu's military merits.