Lin Jue's way of walking over was a little unbearable, and he couldn't even use the word walk, he was half-crawling and half-kneeling to move over. The only thing Lin Jue could do was to divide his weight evenly over a larger area to avoid making too much noise and causing the roof of the house to collapse. It was the only response he could think of. No matter how unbearable the posture was, Lin Jue still arrived at Bai Bing's side safely.

"Is it here?" Lin Jue asked in a low voice.

Bai Bing didn't speak, he stretched out his hand and pointed down. The snow on the roof had been dug into a small pit by the white ice, revealing the long withered grass and the gray branches of the rafters. Through the gaps in the branches and thatch, a faint light shines through.

With an extremely gentle technique, Bai Bing slowly opened a thin gap in the thatch, and then motioned for Lin Jue to look down. Lin Jue leaned over the snow on the roof, stretched out his head and looked down, and the situation in the house was clear at a glance.

The torches were bright in the house. There are several tables and chairs, and on the tables are placed with food such as wine and meat. Two groups of people sat opposite each other, on one side were a dozen forbidden soldiers in black armor and two Great Zhou officials in blue official uniforms, while on the other side sat a group of Jurchen guards wearing leather jackets and carrying longbows.

Although Lin Jue couldn't see the face of the Jurchen leader clearly, he could judge from the snow-white slender hand holding the wine cup and the outfit on her body that this person was probably a woman. This surprised Lin Jue.

From Lin Jue's point of view, the two Great Zhou officials could see it clearly. It's a pity that Lin Jue doesn't know them at all. searched all over the faces of the court officials he was familiar with, but he didn't have the slightest impression of these two people. Lin Jue didn't find it strange, the new emperor Guo Xu ascended the throne, so he naturally promoted a group of new officials, and it was not surprising that he didn't know him.

Just as he was thinking, a voice was heard from below.

"Your Royal Highness the Honorable Princess Jinhua, we have been discussing for a day, and the two of us have expressed the greatest sincerity of our Great Zhou, and I hope to end this negotiation as soon as possible, so that we can set off back to Bianliang to report to my Great Zhou Emperor. If there is another big storm, it will not delay too much time, and we sincerely hope that Her Royal Highness Princess Jinhua can make a decision as soon as possible. We have drawn up the agreement, just waiting for Her Royal Highness the Princess to sign it into effect. ”

A Da Zhou official sitting at the head of the west stood up and said this. Lin Jue listened intermittently, but basically understood his words clearly. The Jurchens in the courtyard were so noisy that after drinking, they now began to dance around the bonfire again, and it was very noisy.

The woman in the white fur moved her wings and turned her head to say something to a Jurchen general next to her. The Jurchen general strode out the door, followed by a loud rebuke. Although Lin Jue didn't understand his words, judging from the abrupt end of the noise in the courtyard, he should have scolded these people for calming down, they had already quarreled for the meeting inside.

When the noise outside stopped, the world seemed to be quiet. At this moment, the voice of the woman below who was called Princess Jinhua sounded, and it was clearly sent to Lin Jue's ears.

"Two adults, your conditions are too harsh for us to agree. This agreement must be amended, it is an unfair agreement, and this princess cannot sign it. We need to renegotiate. ”

The woman's voice was delicate and beautiful, and she should have been an extremely young woman. This is not surprising, Lin Jue is strange that this woman actually speaks fluent Da Zhou official dialect. How could a woman of the Jurchen tribe speak the official dialect of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is strange. In addition, this woman is called Princess Jinhua, and it seems that her status is not low. It was also strange that the Jurchens sent a princess to negotiate. It seems that this princess of the golden flower not only has a high status, but also must have some ability, otherwise how could she hand over such an important matter to a princess to negotiate.

Another Great Zhou official below stood up and spoke, "Her Royal Highness Princess Jinhua, we have been negotiating this agreement for a day. We believe that this is a fair agreement. Why does Her Royal Highness Princess Jinhua say that this agreement is unfair? Dare to ask where the injustice lies? ”

Princess Jinhua's crisp and beautiful voice sounded: "Of course it's not fair, since your country has joined forces with our clan to destroy Liao, you naturally need to do your best." You are only willing to send 100,000 troops, which is obviously perfunctory to us. You must know that the Liao State still has 780,000 soldiers and horses, and my Jurchen warriors only have 90,000. Although our warriors are good at fighting, you can't let my Jurchen soldiers and horses deal with the opponent's main forces independently. What's more, you said that you only attacked the Nanjing Xijin Mansion and Xijing Datong, and refused to go north half a step, but turned back to carve up half of the Liao State down from the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, don't you think this request is a bit ridiculous? Since it is a joint action, it is necessary to show sincerity. You want to eat meat and refuse to hunt, how can there be such a good thing in the world? ”

"Her Royal Highness Princess Jinhua, I am not willing to send more troops and horses unless I am in Da Zhou. In fact, my Great Zhou million male division can completely sweep the Liao Kingdom alone. The reason why I, Da Zhou, am willing to send troops to cooperate with you in attacking Liao this time, is entirely for the sake of your Jurchens. In this matter, you Jurchen people have the greatest benefit, not only can you get a large area of territory north of Zhongjing Dading, get rid of the dilemma of survival, but also establish a real Jurchen state. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you. We sent 100,000 elites to contain the Liao army, which is to create opportunities for you. It can be said that there is no need for my Da Zhou to wade into this troubled water, not for you Jurchen people? Her Royal Highness the princess still says that it is unfair, then I don't know what else is fair in the world. Do you want us to conquer the entire territory of Liao and divide half of you in the end? Hehehe. ”

A Great Zhou official stood up in response, with a sarcastic tone in his tone.

"Master Li, so you think so, you mean, it's my Jurchen who takes advantage? Please make it clear that it was you who first sent someone to discuss with my brother about the joint attack on Liao, but it was not us who asked you for help. You are uninvited. Although there are not many soldiers and horses of my Jurchen clan, they can be ten at once. The Liao people are retreating one after another, and the Huanglong Mansion and Liaoyang Mansion were conquered by us as proof. Your emperor wants a piece of the pie, and my brother also agreed to negotiate a cooperation agreement with you out of consideration for the early destruction of the Liao State, otherwise, with the power of my Jurchen warriors, I can destroy the Liao State alone, why use you to interfere? It's nothing more than a day earlier and a day later. If you think you're here to help us and we're taking advantage of it, then you don't have to. We're going to end this agreement, there's nothing to talk about. Princess Jinhua's delicate voice carried a hint of majesty.

Lin Jue listened carefully on the rooftop, and the whole thing had actually come to light completely. Guo Xu sent people to negotiate with Allah about jointly sending troops, so that today's meeting at sea took place. The reason why Guo Xu was reluctant to send more troops and horses was naturally not for any other reason, but because of insufficient military spending and he could not afford a large-scale attack of troops and horses. This Princess Jinhua also spoke sharply, and her words were sonorous, I am afraid that the two Great Zhou officials will be softened, because Guo Xu will definitely refuse to let this agreement cannot be reached.

As Lin Jue expected, the left-handed Da Zhou official got up and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness Princess Jinhua, don't be angry, Lord Li speaks straightforwardly, please don't care." In fact, it is good for both of us. There has long been a grudge between my Great Zhou and the Liao people, and your Jurchen tribe has also been oppressed by it for many years, and it is a great good thing for both you and me to destroy the Liao State. If you have the same purpose, you can talk about anything. You don't have to make a fuss about this for the sake of some tongue words, so that this great thing can't be done, can you? ”

Princess Jinhua nodded and said, "What Lord Wang said is the truth. You and I both have our own needs. You have been bullied by the Liao State for more than 100 years, and we have been bullied by them for more than 100 years, and we all want to destroy the Liao State, which is the reason why we can sit here and discuss. Cooperation is good for both parties, but cooperation needs to be open and honest, and it needs to be fair. If you are not willing to exert great efforts, but you want the best reward, is it not an injustice to us Jurchens? An unfair agreement is oppression, and now it is like this, will you not be eyeing the Jurchens in the future? That's what my husband is talking about. If you want to cooperate in the destruction of Liao, the agreement must be revised, not to mention absolute fairness, at least it has to be passable, right? ”

"What Her Royal Highness the Princess said is, but how does Her Royal Highness the Princess want to modify it?" Lord Wang nodded and asked.

"It's very simple, how much effort you make, how much you get. If you are only willing to send 100,000 soldiers and horses, then you can only get Xijing Datong Mansion. You are not to touch any of the rest of the territory. If you want to get the Zhongjing Dading Mansion, the Nanjing Xijin Mansion, and the Xijing Datong Mansion, which are the richest territories in the Liao Kingdom, you must take them yourself. However, it is far from enough for you to send 100,000 soldiers and horses, at least 300,000 troops can take the three capitals of Liao. Our Jurchen army attacked Shangjing to the west, swept across the northwest grassland desert, and wiped out all the departments of the Liao State. Both sides of our side have their own duties and responsibilities. Without 300,000 soldiers and horses, it is not enough to show your sincerity," Princess Jinhua said crisply.

The two officials got together and muttered a few words, and the official surnamed Wang said, "We can send 300,000 troops, it's not a problem." But we need your cooperation. We hope that when our imperial army is attacking the city, you will attack Zhongjing Linhuangfu at the same time, and they must be forced to divide their troops, so as to reduce our pressure. You don't want my Great Zhou soldiers and horses to be besieged by the main force of the Liao army, they still have hundreds of thousands of troops, which should not be underestimated. ”

Princess Jinhua thought about it, stretched out her delicate palm and patted it lightly on the table, "Yes, it's decided." But I have one more request, we hope that Da Zhou will teach us the techniques and drawings for making cloud caravals and catapult siege weapons. Send craftsmen to help us create this object. My Jurchen warriors are good at horseback archery, not good at siege warfare, and we need these things to help us siege cities. Only when they are in danger will they divide their troops to rescue, and can they achieve the purpose of containing the Liao army for each other. ”

"This ......," the two officials frowned again and hesitated.