On the first day of the first lunar month, it was cold.

More than fifty miles north of Wugong County is a dense forest, and north of the dense forest is a small military camp.

However, this military camp is not a military camp under Zhao Chen, but a military camp under King Kang.

Although it was the New Year, there was not much festive atmosphere in this barracks.

There were only about thirty soldiers in the barracks, and most of them were asleep at the moment, with only two veterans sitting together drinking.

"Alas! When is such a day a head? A veteran who had already drunk and his face turned red and said.

"I heard that Your Majesty is going to use troops against Emperor Xuanwu! This time more than a million troops were mobilized! Moreover, not only Your Majesty, but also the Jurchens had to use troops against Emperor Xuanwu! At that time, Emperor Xuanwu will definitely die, and peace will be restored to the world! Another veteran next to him said.

"The world is restored to peace? Are we no longer at war with the Jurchens? The old soldier said.

"I heard that Your Majesty has sent people to negotiate peace with the Jurchens, and the Jurchens intend to cease fighting. At that time, the southerners returned to the south, the northerners returned to the north, and all the north of the Yangtze River was ceded to the Jurchens. The veteran next to him said.

"My parents and relatives died at the hands of the Jurchens, and I want to seek revenge from the Jurchens." The previous veteran said.

"Your Majesty wants a truce, you and I can't do it!" The veteran next to him said.

"How do I feel more and more that what His Majesty has done is too unseemly! We have a deep hatred with the Jurchens, and he actually made peace with the Jurchens! Emperor Xuanwu was succeeded by the original crown prince, and he was justified, but he continued to persecute Emperor Xuanwu! The old soldier said.

"Be careful! Don't be heard! The veteran next to him was startled and said.

"Humph!" The veteran snorted coldly before.

At this time, the two suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and both of them were taken aback, and they hurriedly jumped up! One of the veterans had already taken out a broken gong and struck it continuously! After a while, more than thirty soldiers in the barracks climbed up one after another, each with a vigilant expression on their faces! In the past two years, there have been continuous skirmishes on the border, and many people on both sides have died, and they can't be careless!

The sound of horses' hooves is getting closer and closer, and these people are becoming more and more vigilant!

When the sound of horses' hooves came to the barracks, suddenly they stopped!

Then a voice came from the opposite side: "We are subordinates of Emperor Xuanwu, and we are ordered by Emperor Xuanwu to go to Chang'an, meet Lord Zongze, and hand over Emperor Xuanwu's credentials!" Hurry up! ”

The people on the other side obviously knew about the existence of this military camp for a long time, and guessed that they might have been prepared! It's just that the person on the other side is an "envoy" this time, so he is bright and bright, and he doesn't dodge!

"Emperor Xuanwu's subordinates? Credential Submission? "More than thirty people on the other side stayed there!

For the first time in two years, they've encountered something like this!

Not long after, a lieutenant walked out and said, "Are you really submitting your credentials?" ”

The lieutenant had already seen that there were only more than a dozen people on the opposite side, and the leader was a young man dressed as a scholar.

At this moment, the young man dressed as a scholar smiled slightly and said, "In Xia Wangshu, he is the deputy prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty!" Hurry up and take me to Chang'an to meet your Lord Zongze! ”

The lieutenant was taken aback and said, "Deputy Minister of the Great Song? ”

He knew that the "Great Song" that the young man was talking about was the Xuanwu Imperial Court, and the deputy prime minister had a very high status, second only to the prime minister in the court! He had also heard of Wang Shu's name, but he didn't expect that Wang Shu would come here in person!

"Please follow me!" The lieutenant thought for a moment and said.

At that moment, the captain took Wang Shu and others with a few soldiers, and then the captain checked the identity of Wang Shu and others, and then the captain sent someone to take Wang Shu and others to the east, and the captain himself went east from another road, ready to notify the army in the rear.

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On the night of the first day of the first lunar month, Wang Shu and others came to the area of Zhongnan Mountain.

When they arrived, they met another of King Kang's generals, and they rested in King Kang's camp here.

On the second day of the first lunar month, they continued to move forward.

On the afternoon of the third day of the first lunar month, Wang Shu and others finally came to the city of Chang'an.

At this moment, the snow is still falling non-stop, and the wind is blowing very strongly, but there are countless figures standing at the gate of Chang'an City!

Zong Ze, Han Shizhong, Liang Hongyu, Wang Yan, Zhang Jun and others are all here! They had obviously gotten the news in advance, so they were here waiting for Wang Shu to arrive.

Wang Shu got off his horse and walked towards them.

"Lord Wang has worked hard all the way, old man Zongze!" Zong Ze had already laughed at the moment and said.

"I've seen Lord Zongze! Lord Zong Ze is famous in the sea, back then, everyone knew about it, no one knew it, and our Majesty Xuanwu talked about Lord Zong Ze, and they were all admired! Wang Shu hurriedly said.

"Don't dare to be! Let me introduce you to you, this one is General Han Shizhong Han, this is General Liang Hongyu, this one is General Zhang Jun, and this one is General Wang Yan......" He introduced Wang Shu one by one.

This was the first time Wang Shu had seen these generals, and he looked at these people with a smile on his face. Han Shizhong is unusually handsome, with a righteous face on his face, Liang Hongyu is charming and moving with heroic spirit, as for Zhang Jun, his complexion is a little dark, with a cold face, Wang Yan looks ordinary, but with a kind expression on his face.

"Wang Shu has seen all the generals!" Wang Shu saluted again.

"Lord Wang, the snow is so big, please come in quickly! We know you're coming, and we've got a feast for you! Zong Ze laughed.

Wang Shu nodded.

At that moment, everyone entered Chang'an City together, this Chang'an City is now a pure military city, there is no ordinary people in the city, all of them are soldiers under King Kang. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there was no celebration here, and many of the rebel soldiers had indifferent expressions on their faces. Only when they saw Wang Shu, Zong Ze and others passing by, did they show surprised expressions on their faces.

A quarter of an hour later, they arrived at the Chang'an City Lord's Mansion.

Sure enough, a feast has already been prepared.

In a room with a fire, the food and drinks had already been prepared, but there was already a person sitting here.

Seeing Wang Shu, Zong Ze and others coming in, the man also stood up and arched his hand.

"Jurchen!" Wang Shu was stunned.

The man on the other side was in his thirties, with a bare brain and a whip behind him.

Originally, this person's face was quite handsome, but the Jurchens' dress was too ugly, and Wang Shu couldn't help but feel disgusted in his heart.

"Lord Wang, let me introduce you, this is the Jurchen prince Wanyan Zongmin! He just came here yesterday, and when he heard you were coming, he wanted to meet you too! Zong Ze said.

"Wanyan Zongmin?" Wang Shu recalled this person's information in his heart.

This person is also the son of Wanyan Aguta, and after Wanyan Wu begged to buy the throne, this person was named King Xing! He has been following Wanyan Zongwang to do things, and Wanyan Zongwang also attaches great importance to this person!

These are all information from the intelligence department, Wang Shu secretly thought in his heart at the moment, he didn't expect that the connection between the Jurchens and King Kang would be so close, and the Jurchen prince would come here in person.

The people sat down together.

"Lord Wang, I heard that you came by order of Emperor Xuanwu, I don't know why?" Everyone drank a glass of wine together, and Zong Ze said.

"Your Majesty said that he and Emperor Jianyan are uncles and nephews! You and I are both Han Chinese, we should unite and work together to the outside world! Your Majesty wants to make peace with you. Wang Shu said.

"Peace?" Zong Ze and the others were stunned.

"Not bad! His Majesty said that Emperor Jianyan is in the east, which can be called the Eastern Song Dynasty, and we are in the west, which can be called the Western Song Dynasty! The two Song Dynasty are essentially a family, and they can sign a treaty and not invade each other! Wang Shu said.

Everyone in the room stayed there!

Before, they were all speculating about Wang Shu's intentions, but they didn't expect Wang Shu to say such unbelievable words!

"Humph! I think Emperor Xuanwu is not strong enough, and I am afraid that he is not our opponent, so he will make peace with us! Zhang Jun said with a sneer on his face.

"We also have 700,000 troops now, but we don't want to lose both of you!" Wang Shu said.

"Lose-lose? I'm afraid that Emperor Xuanwu will definitely die! Zhang Jun sneered again.

"I don't know what Lord Zongze and General Wang Yan think?" Wang Shu ignored Zhang Jun and said again.

"I think what Lord Wang said is right, you and I are both Han Chinese, and the two emperors are also children of the Great Song Dynasty, if we can not invade each other, then it would be the best." Zong Ze said.

"Lord Zongze, what are you talking nonsense?" Zhang Jun said in disbelief.

"I also think what Lord Wang said is good!" Over there, Wang Yan also said suddenly.

Wang Shu was on the side, with a faint smile on his face.

In the past two years, the Military Aircraft Department and the General Staff Headquarters have contacted Zong Ze and Wang Yan together, trying to persuade these two to defect to Zhao Chen! However, Zong Ze and Wang Yan were the main civil and military ministers who followed Zhao Gou together, and the two of them were loyal to Zhao Gou, and they were unwilling to betray Zhao Gou! But on the other hand, they were full of sympathy for Zhao Chen, and they did not approve of the big war between the two sides!

Wang Shu sent an envoy to Chang'an this time, not to persuade these two people, because they had already persuaded these two people! He came here to provide an "excuse" for Zong Ze and Wang Yan, and the two just took advantage of this to stop the war!

"Zong Ze, Wang Yan, have you two forgotten Your Majesty's order?" Zhang Jun looked at Zong Ze and Wang Yan and said coldly.

He was very unhappy in his heart, he hated Zhao Chen very much, and he couldn't wait to break Zhao Chen's body into ten thousand pieces, so he couldn't tolerate peace talks!

"I think it's a big deal! Lord Wang Shu is here on behalf of Emperor Xuanwu, and he has Emperor Xuanwu's letter in his hand! Under such circumstances, we, as courtiers, are not enough to deal with this matter! We should send the credentials to Lin'an, please Your Majesty! Zong Ze said.

"Send the credentials to Lin'an? And then after His Majesty handles it, he will send the credentials? How long does it take? At least three months! Lord Zongze, what is Your Majesty's will, you should be clear! Zhang Jun looked at Zong Ze fiercely, gritted his teeth, and said.

Zhao Gou's will is for them to cooperate with the Jurchens and start a big war! These people have also discussed many times before, including how to mobilize the rebel army, how to mobilize the two Huai soldiers and horses, how to cooperate with the Jurchens, and so on! The Guanshan War could happen at any time, but who knew that such a thing had happened now, and Zong Ze really had plans to negotiate peace.

"General Zhang, I think what Master Zong Ze said is good! Both of us are Han Chinese, so there's no need to fight to the death! This matter is not something that we as courtiers can handle, but should be handed over to His Majesty's Holy Judge! Wang Yan also said coldly.

"What about His Majesty's will? What to do with the orders of the imperial court? Zhang Junyu asked.

"Will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected! Now that something like this is happening, we should naturally put it off! When His Majesty's Holy Judgment is completed, if His Majesty still insists on the previous orders, we will naturally abide by it! Wang Yan looked at Zhang Jun with a sneer and said.

"You...... I would never agree with it! Zhang Jun was extremely angry and said.

"General Wang Yan and I will wait for His Majesty's decree to come down, and then do things according to the decree!" Zong Ze said lightly.

"Bastard!" Zhang Jun was furious, got up and brushed his clothes away.

The Jurchen Wanyan Zongmin also stood up at this moment, and said coldly: "Zong Ze, Wang Yan, you shouldn't be bought by Emperor Xuanwu, right?" ”

Zong Ze frowned slightly, and said with a smile: "This is my Great Song Dynasty state affair, and it has nothing to do with you Jurchens." ”

Wanyan Zongmin said: "Your Jiangnan Emperor said that you will attack Guanshan with us!" We have been preparing for more than two years, and you dare not send troops? ”

Zong Ze said: "Whether we send troops or not is our own business!" There is no need to report to you Jurchens! ”

Wanyan Zongmin was also furious in his heart, and turned around and left the room.

"Lord Wang, drink, drink!" Zong Ze continued to entertain Wang Shu.

Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu couldn't interject at all, and the two of them were also sitting there in a daze at the moment, they didn't know whether to persuade Zong Ze and Wang Shu, or follow Zong Ze and Wang Shu to suspend the war.