Kou Zhun asked Zhao Heng again to ask Zhao Mingyue and Ling Kun to come back, which made Zhao Heng extremely embarrassed, he treated Ling Kun and Zhao Mingyue like that, where did he have the face to face the two again.

Kou Zhun continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, Ling Kun has leveled the East China Sea with the power of one person, (dàng) Western Xia, if he is there, does the emperor still need to worry about the Liao State?" As for the estrangement between you and them, it is just a contradiction between your family, and it is not worth mentioning at all in front of the general interests of the country and the people. ”

Zhao Heng pursed his lips and asked with some difficulty: "But they are already gone, do you know where they are?" ”

"Weichen has already sent someone to investigate, and they have returned to Ling Kun's hometown, which is on the top of Mount Tai in Qizhou."

Zhao Heng let out a long sigh and said, "Okay, as long as they can come back, I will apologize to them, but who should I send to invite them?" ”

"This matter must be sincere, it is not an exaggeration to say that the emperor will invite him personally, but the emperor must not leave at this moment, so he must send a person with high moral integrity and high status to invite." Kou Zhun said, his two eyes flickered towards Chen Yaosuo again, with him on the emperor's side (shēn), the matter of moving the capital still has to be mentioned, so let it all go.

Chen Yaosuo was taken aback, as a close minister of the emperor, he was also one of the front-line commanders who defended the heavenly prison, and he knew the grievances here, and he wanted to invite the eldest princess back, I am afraid that it would be more difficult than guarding a famous mansion. Is this Kou Zhun trying to separate us all and do it by ourselves?

Sure enough, Zhao Heng's eyes lit up and looked at him.

Can you refuse? Naturally not. Wang Qinruo was a civil official, and he went to the front line without saying a word, and as a privy deputy envoy, couldn't he even take on such a non-dangerous task?

He swallowed his saliva with difficulty and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to share the emperor's worries and kneel down to ask the eldest princess to come back, but the minister really doesn't dare to guarantee that he can successfully invite back." ”

Kou Zhun patted his head and said: "Oh, this matter is wrong, Lord Chen is the privy deputy envoy, and he should go to preside over the war of the Daimyo's Mansion, so it is more appropriate for Wang Qinruo to invite the eldest princess, fortunately, Lord Wang has not gone far ......." ”

"Prime Minister, the emperor's decree has been issued, don't trouble it anymore, the lower officials must do their best to invite the eldest princess and Lingwei Gong back." Chen Yaosuo hurriedly interrupted Kou Zhun and said.

"Okay, Chen (ài) Qing, this matter is very important, you must rush to Qizhou quickly, and be sure to invite them back."

Chen Yaosuo received the holy decree and immediately set off for Qizhou.

The war was still going on, and the Liao army swept across the Hebei Plain with a spark of fire, and Jizhou, Beizhou and other places fell one after another, and they saw (bī) near the Daimyo's mansion. And the Song army either couldn't catch up in Dingzhou, or didn't dare to move in Shanzhou, so they could only watch the Liao army burn, kill, loot, and conquer the city.

The Liao army was cut off from the back road, and grain and grass would have become a big problem, but the vast and fertile Hebei Plain, with grain and grass, could completely solve the worries of the Liao army.

Wang Qinruo hurried to the Daimyo's mansion and tried to stop the Liao army. However, he is not Ling Kun, and he can challenge a country single-handedly, so he can only rely on a few generals in the Daimyo Mansion.

There are only a few van soldiers and militia in the Daimyo's Mansion, but there is also a Tianxiong army that arrived temporarily, although the number is very small, but the leader of the troops is Sun Quanzhao, who made the Liao State frightened, which can be regarded as Wang Qinruo's full reliance.

The Tianxiong army was best known for its archers, who used a kind of crossbow painted red, which had rarely been defeated in the years of warfare against Liao. So much so that the Liao army walked around as long as they saw the banner of the Tianxiong Army.

The first thing Wang Qinruo did when he arrived at the Daimyo Mansion was to summon Sun Quanzhao to discuss a good strategy for defending the city.

"General Sun, you know, this official has never led soldiers to fight, and this time I came to the Daimyo's Mansion to really be in trouble for the imperial court, and I had to repay the country with death. It's just that it's not a pity that the official died, and the Daimyo's Mansion can't be lost. Wang Qinruo said with a bitter face.

Sun Quanzhao frowned coldly and said: "Lord Wang, the Liao army is 400,000, and the old, weak, sick and disabled of the Daimyo Mansion add up to more than 10,000, how can it be defended?" It was only a matter of time before the city was broken. ”

Wang Qinruo hurriedly shook his hand and said: "General Sun, you don't need to hold it completely, the emperor plans to drive the expedition in person, but now that the Liao army is strong, I am afraid that we will not rush, we only need to hold on to the Daimyo Mansion for ten days and half a month to win time for the emperor's personal expedition." ”

Sun Quanzhao said happily: "Does the emperor really want to conquer in person?" That's great, now it is rumored that the emperor intends to escape Jinling, and the soldiers and civilians of Hebei have no confidence in resisting. ”

Wang Qinruo's face turned red, and he coughed lightly and said, "General Sun has a way to stop the Liao army." ”

Sun Quanzhao reversed his sluggish attitude just now, and said excitedly: "Lord Wang, rest assured, I, Sun Quanzhao, will take my head as a guarantee and use all the belongings of the Tianxiong Army to win this half a month for my emperor." ”

"Great, with General Sun's words, I am relieved. However, General Sun, after all, the disparity between the strength of the enemy and us is too great, and the general has any good strategy to defend against the enemy. ”

Sun Quanzhao knew that Wang Qinruo didn't know how to lead troops, so he was no longer polite, and put forward his ideas to Wang Qinruo.

Wang Qinruo was shocked and frightened when he heard this, but he felt that Sun Quanzhao's method was too risky, and the slightest carelessness would wipe out the whole city. However, he has no other way, the so-called stretching out his head is also a knife, shrinking his head is also a knife, and his old life is probably going to be explained in this Daimyo's mansion.

Kou Zhun, you (jiān) dangerous villain, I won't let you go if I'm a ghost.

He gritted his teeth and said to Sun Quanzhao: "General Sun, just do as you say, this official will fully support you." ”

Sun Quanzhao nodded, and Wang Qinruo began to deploy troops to meet the enemy.

At the same time, Chen Yaosuo and ten guards had also rushed to Qizhou, and Mount Tai did not go to the car immediately, so he could only climb to the top of Mount Tai on foot.

Although Chen Yaosuo is a privy deputy envoy, he is a literati, and along the way, he almost sent his life to Mount Tai.

Finally, under the support and pull of the guards, Chen Yaosu climbed to the top of Mount Tai with great effort, and secretly scolded Ling Kun in his heart, how could he live in this kind of place, is this also a place where people live?

However, when he tried his best to climb Mount Tai, the left-behind personnel of the Taishan faction told him that Ling Kun was not on the mountain at all, but opened a martial arts hall in Qizhou City below the mountain to earn money.

Chen Yaosuo was so angry that he almost cried, he was polite all his life, and regarded himself as a Confucian master, but at this moment, he couldn't help but scold and swear a lot. However, what can I do with the scolding, Ling Kun can't hear it, so I have to hurry down the mountain to find it?

So, he pulled up two legs that were about to stiffen and went down the mountain overnight.

Finally, on the morning of the next day, Chen Yaosuo, who was covered with wind and dust, appeared at the door of the Taishan Sect Martial Arts Hall in Qizhou.