By the time the feast was over, it was already dark.

Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu came out of the City Lord's Mansion, and the two walked forward casually on the street.

"Husband, do we want to listen to Lord Zongze? Your Majesty's decree asked me to launch an attack on Guan Shaanxi, but Lord Zong Ze stopped! I'm afraid it's not right! "The wind and snow are all over the sky, Liang Hongyu said.

"We're afraid we'll have to listen to Lord Zongze!" Han Shizhong said.

"Oh?" Liang Hongyu had a puzzled expression on her face.

"Lord Zong Ze has been operating in the north for many years, the northern army is under his command, his prestige is extremely high, and most of the generals will not disobey his orders! What's more, in addition to Lord Zong Ze, Wang Yan actually agreed to negotiate peace! That Wang Yannai is the leader of the Eight-Character Army, the most famous figure in the world's righteous army, and the millions of righteous troops in Henan are headed by him! Both of them want to negotiate peace, and we don't have the troops to fight even if we go to war! Han Shizhong smiled bitterly.

"However, now is the best chance to deal with Emperor Xuanwu, and it may also be the last chance! The battle cannot be delayed! Liang Hongyu frowned.

"We're helpless now! Our Han army itself doesn't have many soldiers and horses! As for Zhang Jun, he has an army of 100,000 under his command, but the army under his command is from the former rebel army, Zong Ze and Wang Yan want to negotiate peace, he wants to fight, I am afraid he may not be able to mobilize his soldiers and horses! Han Shizhong said.

"What exactly is Emperor Xuanwu going to do? Even if he delays us for a few months, it will not be able to change the overall situation of the world! When the Jurchen army goes south, and the rebels from all walks of life and the two Huai soldiers and horses arrive, they are still a dead end! Liang Hongyu said.

After Liang Hongyu finished speaking, Han Shizhong also fell into deep thought, and after a while, Han Shizhong said violently: "Do you remember the information we got yesterday?" ”

Liang Hongyu snorted lightly with an "ah" and said, "I understand!" ”

Han Shizhong said: "I want to meet Master Zongze immediately and tell me about this matter!" ”

Liang Hongyu nodded.

At that moment, Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu immediately headed towards the City Lord's Mansion again.

After arriving here, they passed through the report and entered Zong Ze's room.

There was a candle lit in Zong Ze's room at the moment, and in addition to Zong Ze, Wang Yan was actually here.

"Han Shizhong has seen adults!" Han Shizhong immediately bowed and said.

"It turned out to be General Han, no need to be polite!" Zong Ze smiled and said.

"My lord, we just got the information yesterday, and it's extremely important!" Han Shizhong stared at Zong Ze and said.

"Oh? What intelligence? Zong Ze said.

"When we first came to Guanshan, we heard that Emperor Xuanwu had defeated Western Xia, and we all felt unbelievable at that time, so we sent people to investigate! Yesterday we sent people returned from Western Xia, and they said that Western Xia really existed in name only! Emperor Xuanwu's soldiers and horses are extremely strong, almost surpassing the Jurchens, it seems that this is an undoubted thing! In addition, they said that on the way, they saw countless cavalry under Emperor Xuanwu heading all the way north, and the number of those cavalry was almost sixty or seventy thousand! I have been a great Song Dynasty for more than 100 years, and this is the first time I have so many cavalry! They went north, but I was afraid that they were coming for the Jurchens! It is very likely that it is to deal with the Jurchen army of two ways! Han Shizhong said.

"There is such a thing?" Zong Ze was also slightly taken aback.

"Boss, Emperor Xuanwu is extremely strong, if they really block the Jurchen army, our operation in Guanshan may not be successful! By that time, they will be stronger and will be able to deal with us calmly! You say, don't you? Han Shizhong said.

"This ......," Zong Ze frowned.

"My lord, I don't think we can make peace with them! We need to use force against them now! Also, if such an important news can reach the ears of the Jurchens, the Jurchens will definitely be wary! Han Shizhong said.

"Han Shizhong, you are confused! We are Han Chinese, how can we help the Jurchens? Zong Ze said.

"But, for Your Majesty's sake, we can only do this! Relying on us alone, we are definitely not the opponent of Emperor Xuanwu, we can only rely on the Jurchens now! Han Shizhong said.

"Have you forgotten that tens of millions of people in the north are still under the slavery of the Jurchens? Have you forgotten that the two emperors were still imprisoned by the Jurchens? We can beware of Emperor Xuanwu, but we can't help the Jurchens! What Your Majesty said about uniting with the Jurchens, I have never agreed with it! Zong Ze said.

"This ......" Han Shizhong was stunned.

Han Shizhong was unusually loyal to Zhao Gou, and his personal relationship with Zhao Gou was extremely good in history. Qin Hui's power was monstrous, and Han Shizhong was demoted, and Han Shizhong changed from a general to a commoner, but Zhao Gou still often came to Han Shizhong's house and played chess and drank with Han Shizhong. Therefore, everything he did was for Zhao Concept's sake.

"Don't say anything about it! I have made up my mind, let's wait for Your Majesty's holy judgment! Zong Ze said.

Han Shizhong nodded, and left immediately, not to mention it.

Han Shizhong had already left, and only Zong Ze and Wang Yan were left in the room.

Zong Ze took out a letter from the scroll on the table, this letter was unsigned, there was only a piece of paper inside! Every word on the paper feels like a sword carved out of a sword. This is exactly the letter written by Zhao Chen to Zong Ze.

Zong Ze handed the letter into Wang Yan's hands.

"This is a letter from the one from the west?" Wang Yan said.

"Yes! I think what he said is right, the people are precious, the monarch is light, and the community is secondary! Tens of millions of people in the Central Plains are enslaved by the Jurchens, and life is worse than death! The two emperors were under the custody of the Jurchens and suffered humiliation! As a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty and as a Han Chinese, how can I accept such a thing? Emperor Jianyan wanted to negotiate peace with the Jurchens, but he actually gave up tens of millions of people in the Central Plains, and gave up his father and brother, how could this be? Wang Yan, do you know, I have an abnormal contradiction in my heart! I also understand that what Han Shizhong said is very right! Emperor Xuanwu led the army north, there must have other purposes, and the reason why he negotiated peace was only to stabilize us and delay us! In the future, after he cleans up the Jurchens, he will naturally deal with us! The reason why he sent Wang Shu here was just to give us an excuse! He must have seen our temperament and thought that we would agree! And I did! I don't know, can I be regarded as betraying Emperor Jianyan? In the future, how will I face Emperor Jianyan? I was in great pain! But I can only do this now, whoever can fight the Jurchen, I will support whomever I want. Zong Ze's hand was pressed tightly on the table, his nails had sunk into the table, and his face was unusually pale!

He is a famous minister through the ages, how can he not see the truth of Zhao Chen's intentions, but he still did it!

In history, when Zong Ze was dying, he shouted "cross the river" three times in his mouth, he was bent on crossing the Yellow River and recovering his homeland, which was the most important thing in his heart! Over the years, Zhao Gou's approach has disappointed him completely!

In fact, in the past two years, the General Staff Headquarters has already investigated the character, morality, ambition and so on of Zong Ze, Wang Yan and others! After constant contact, testing, study, and analysis, more than 1,000 staff officers and intelligence personnel all felt that Zong Ze and Wang Yan had a ninety percent chance of accepting the "peace talks," and even though they knew that the peace talks were only for the purpose of delaying the war situation, they would still agree.

Sure enough, Zong Ze and Wang Yan both accepted this "peace"! The two of them accepted this "peace", and without Zhao Gou's clear instructions, the battle situation in Guanshan would drag on for three months or even longer!

"My lord, there is another sentence in this letter that is good, the righteousness of the country is above the righteousness of the monarch and the minister! The Jurchens are our enemies of life and death, killing millions of our Han Chinese! How can such hatred not be repaid? Emperor Jianyan was bent on making peace with the Jurchens, this is ...... Traitor! If it weren't for your persuasion, I would have voted for Emperor Xuanwu a long time ago! Wang Yan said.

How will history judge us in the future? We betrayed Emperor Jianyan, and we are traitors and rebels! We're sorry for the word 'loyalty'! It's just that I don't regret doing it either! In the future, if Emperor Xuanwu really calls, I will kill myself to thank the world! Zong Ze couldn't let go of the Confucian word "loyalty" in his heart, and at this time he only felt that his heart was like a knife.

Wang Yan stood there dumbfounded, not saying a word......

******

Yue Fei led 70,000 cavalry all the way north, and on the fifth day of the first month, he had already come to Fangzhou and Danzhou.

It is here that the Huanqing Army is stationed!

Huanqingjun had already prepared, and when Yue Fei arrived, they would go north together.

Liu Qi led 40,000 cavalry and Yue Fei's 70,000 cavalry to the north first, while the 100,000 infantry of the Huanqing Army followed.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, they came to Yan'an Mansion.

They just stayed here for the night and then moved on.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, they were galloping on the snowfield.

The snow was falling, and by noon, several figures had faintly appeared in the distance.

At that moment, Yue Fei immediately asked people to go to investigate.

After a while, the interrogating soldiers brought the men over!

Seeing those few people, Yue Fei was stunned, these people turned out to be Khitans!

"General! They said they had come at the invitation of His Majesty! A soldier who was checking came to Yue Fei on a horse and said.

"Invited by His Majesty?" Yue Fei was stunned.

"This general, in the lower Jereel, is the son of Jerod Stone! On the orders of my father, I came to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty! A young man from the Khitan people walked up and said.

"Son of Jerod Stone?" Yue Fei thought about it suddenly.

On the same day, the Liao State was destroyed, and the Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi was captured alive by Wanyan Lou from thousands of troops, and the Liao royal family was almost wiped out, but one person escaped! That person is called Yelu Dashi, this Yelu Dashi is the eighth grandson of Yelu Abaoji, the ancestor of the Liao State, and he is the only Khitan royal champion recorded in Liao history! After that, Yelu Dashi was named the envoy of the Liaoxing Army Festival and the Yanjing Guard! After the rise of the Jurchens, the Liao army was vulnerable, but Yelu Dashi continued to resist.

In the end, when Yelu Yanxi was caught, Yelu Dashi led 40,000 Liao troops and hundreds of thousands of Khitans all the way to the west and entered the vast desert and grassland.

If history hadn't changed, Yelu Dashi would eventually have established Western Liao! The size of the territory of Western Liao was not under the original Liao State, and it was not until after the rise of Genghis Khan that Western Liao was destroyed.

Yelu Dashi is also a rare figure of great talent in this era!

In the past two years, the Military Aircraft Department and the General Staff Headquarters have also been sending people to the west and north to try to find Yelu Dashi, but there has been no news! I didn't expect that Yelu Dashi would send his son here now!