Jia seemed to have a strange expression, so shocked that all the people at the table stood up, and the few words that came out of his mouth suddenly pointed out the reason for the mourning on that face, and everyone's drinking spirit went a lot at once.

"Hanzhong's victory?" Everyone looked at each other with dark faces: "How is it possible?!" ”

Deputy envoy Li Bozeng hurriedly stepped forward, and he didn't care about etiquette, so he directly looked at the content of the official document in his hand over Jia Yidao's shoulder, and after a few glances, he gasped and retreated, nodding at the others with a complicated face.

"It's true! This is a good news sent from Hanzhong, with the big seal of the Sichuan envoy, which is absolutely true! ”

That's true!

As if they were following Li Bozeng's studies, all the people gasped together, and the hissing sound rang out.

How did you defeat a hundred thousand Mongolian soldiers? There are only tens of thousands of Song soldiers in Hanzhong, or most of the barbarian soldiers who are scraping together, how did they win?

Jia Rudao was still stunned at the official document, and everyone had to throw their questions to Li Bozeng, Li Bozeng spread his hands and habitually said, "How do I know?" It's not that detailed on the official document. ”

It seemed that the wine could not be drunk, and everyone was full of worries, and they all frowned and sat still.

The defeat of the Mongol army does not matter, the Great Song Dynasty has been powerful for a long time, which time the northern captives go south is not to retreat to the end, victory or defeat is a common thing, not surprising.

What is difficult is that the fate of Kublai Khan, the prime minister of Mongolia's Monan Han region, is unknown.

This is a big head, the prime minister of Handi is in charge of the affairs of Handi, and this time the peace meeting will not work without his nod.

He's gone, who's going to go? Didn't you go thousands of miles to Helin to find Guiyou Khan?

I heard that Guiyou Khan was sending troops to the west, and he had a lot of trouble with his uncle Batu, and he was not in Helin City, and it was difficult to find traces of yellow sand, and when the messenger found him, the daylily was cold.

You said that you are a high-ranking prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and it is not good to stay in Xijing like Yelu Chucai and enjoy happiness? Why take the lead and personally lead the troops around, now it's okay, the life of Dao'er is worried, but it's embarrassing for us who want to find you to drink Hehuan wine.

Jia seemed to be Dao for a long time before turning around and sitting on the chair.

He glared at everyone with dead fish eyes, saw that everyone's hearts were furious, and then asked bitterly: "Everyone, if Kublai Khan is dead, how can he step down?" ”

Everyone bowed their heads, and no one spoke.

How to step down? I'm afraid it's not good to step down! As soon as Kublai Khan died, Mongolia would inevitably retaliate, and how would this war end in a while and a half.

Weng Yinglong, the hall official, had a twitch in his brain, and came up with a bad idea in desperation: "My lord, this matter is something from Sichuan, and they should be responsible for the Kublai Khan who killed them. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall looked at him.

His eyes were full of disdain, looking at him like a fool.

This was said so cheekily that he couldn't even listen to the many old fritters in the officialdom here, and felt that Weng Yinglong was extremely cheap, and he didn't even want underwear.

Deputy Envoy Li Bozeng immediately shook his head: "Ridiculous! With a small number of enemies, with a small number of enemies, and with a small number of people, and also won a great victory to promote the prestige of our country, this is worthy of praise and praise, how can he be tied up to the enemy country to beg for peace? The court and the Chinese are all clear gentlemen, and the officials are like the Qingming holy monarchs, do they not understand this truth? That's just a matter of saying it here, don't spread it outside, otherwise your colleagues will drown you with saliva! ”

Jia Rudao also hated the angry glaring of iron and steel, Weng Yinglong was his confidant, and this was a nonsense that could not be used in his mouth, which made him anxious and angry, and shouted: "Shut up!" Can't you think of a good idea? ”

As soon as Weng Yinglong's words came out, he knew that he was speechless, so he quickly sat down, hanging his head and not daring to speak.

The flower hall fell silent, everyone was thinking, and as for what to think, everyone had their own thoughts.

After half a ring, Jia Rudao read the official document in his hand again, threw the paper on the table, looked up to the sky and sighed, and said faintly: "Today's plan, the only way is to take one step at a time, the smoke of gunpowder in the Hanshui River Valley is not finished, the barbarian general Sun Hong is still cleaning the battlefield inside, and the body of Kublai Khan was not found, this is a blessing in misfortune, no matter what, if you live to see people, you have to see corpses when you die, you have to send people to look for them, if you are alive, God will bless you, if you are dead, you ......"

He paused, and sighed again: "Then we have to find the corpse back and send it back to explain, there are always accidents in the exchange of troops between the two countries, as long as we can negotiate peace, we can pay more money." ”

"This is also the meaning of the imperial court, the officials don't want to fight, the soldiers are together, the gold is ten thousand taels, it is better to exchange some silver money for peace every year." He finally added.

After hearing this, everyone also felt that this was the only way to work, and now they don't know the specific situation, and they can't make judgments. This war, in the final analysis, arose because Jia Nidao accepted Fan Yongji's surrender, and it was difficult for Jia Nidao to blame him, if the peace negotiation failed, Jia Nidao would definitely be affected, so Kublai Khan died, and he was the most anxious.

The tree fell and scattered, Jia Rudao This big tree was originally leafy and could take advantage of the shade, if it fell, then everyone here who was attached to him would have to hug their thighs elsewhere.

When the words landed, the banquet was hastily dispersed, and the people who left whispered in their ears, and the Jia Dao who was left behind was sad and bleak back and forth, and this period of time had to be passed like this.

…….

The Hanshui River valley stretches for 700 miles, and the sky is dark on the riverbank, but for the ordinary people who fish and survive on the river, it is like watching the fire from the other side.

On both sides of the riverbank, there are two worlds, the left bank is the battlefield, because the land here is open and convenient for the army to deploy, and the right bank is full of the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains, the undulating mountains stretch next to the river, like a gable pressing the Han River, and the river is vast, the waves are broad, there is no bridge on the river, and some ferries have long been gone.

In it, mixed with a slightly larger ship, it is not so conspicuous.

This is an ordinary river cargo ship, not big, slooped flat bottom, parked in a reed swing on the Han River near Xunzhou, there are seven or eight people sitting in the cabin, dressed in Hanfu, around them, are some cargo cages, it seems, it is a group of merchants.

These people did not wear the same hats as ordinary Song merchants, they were all one-color felt hats, with a wide brim, covering their entire heads inside, and even though the weather was not cold, they refused to take off their hats.

The boat was in the midst of the reeds, lowered its mast, and looked in from the outside, but saw nothing but a piece of reed fluttering, and the boat and people hid inside, very safe.

And on the boat, from the gap in the reed pole, you can scribble the smoke and dust on the opposite bank, listen carefully, the thrilling shouts and shouts, the sound is in the ears, even the surging river, the waves crashing on the shore, can not suppress such a palpitating sound.

A man dressed like a man in sackcloth and bast shoes, lying on the gang of the boat, squinting and sneaking towards the opposite shore for a long time, before crawling back, the cat bent into the cabin, probably lying tired, sweating on his head, he took off the felt hat on his head and fanned the wind, revealing his hair.

When the other people in the cabin saw him come in, they all asked, "How is it?" ”

The guy nodded: "It seems to be much calmer, and there are fewer soldiers running back and forth on the shore, probably in a few days, this area will be peaceful." ”

The people in the cabin were all dressed in the same sackcloth as their buddies, and they were overjoyed when they heard this, and they all folded their hands and prayed to the sky: "The Buddha is above, thank God, this military disaster is finally going to pass, we have been delayed here for a long time, and we have survived a day!" ”

In the middle of the cabin, on a futon, sat an old man, dressed more ornately than the others, and although he was dressed in cloth on the outside, the satin collar exposed inside showed that he was the most noble of the group, that is, the head of the group.

The head of the merchant is, of course, the owner, and the rest of the people are all buddies.

The owner is called Wuyan Hulihan, a Jurchen merchant, living in Xijing, going back and forth between the Jin and Song dynasties all the year round, selling goods from the south to the north, selling goods from the north and selling from the south, earning a huge price difference, because there is a branch in Hanzhong, so the Han water is also often walked, and he is very familiar with the mountains and rivers along the way.

When Wu Yan heard the guy who looked at him say this, his heart also relaxed, and he stroked his beard and said: "Okay, I have been hiding here for many days, and the food is almost exhausted, so we will set sail and slip away and rush to Xiangyang while it is dark tonight. ”

Everyone said yes, but the guy who had just come in pointed to the middle of the cabin and said, "Boss, it's natural for us to leave, what should this person do?" ”

On the floor of the cabin lay a man with bare hair and pigtails, eyes closed, sleeping there dazed, fainting for an unknown amount of time.