Ma Zheng has been waiting for nearly three hours in the partial tent, he walked to the door of the tent with his hands and sighed, his heart was restless, seeing that the sun had reached the top of his head, Wan Yan Xian did not have the slightest intention of receiving him, at this time Ma Zheng was hungry and thirsty, and frightened, he was afraid that Jin Bing would cut off his head to sacrifice the flag, and he was afraid that he would not be able to complete the task, and he would not be able to explain to the official family when he went back.

At this time, several soldiers of the Jin Kingdom walked quickly and said coldly to Ma Zheng: "Follow us!" ”

"It's .... Where is it going? Ma Zheng asked nervously.

Several soldiers ignored him and strode away, and Ma Zheng had to speed up and catch up quickly.

Not long after, Ma Zheng is soldiers brought to the big tent of the Chinese army, and in front of the big tent stood hundreds of burly Jurchen soldiers, all with hideous faces, holding a snowy beheading knife, staring at Ma Zheng coldly.

In front of the big tent there is a table for sacrificing flags, on which there are three large plates of vermilion lacquer, two of which each have a human head, all of which are Song officials wearing winged gauze hats, and the other plate is empty, giving Ma Zheng a strong hint.

Ma Zheng walked into the big tent in fright, and on both sides were fierce Jurchen men, shirtless, holding a big knife, which made Ma Zheng's twin strands tremble.

There is a thin old man about fifty years old sitting in the handsome position, wearing the costumes of the Jin soldiers and nobles, Ma Zheng recognized this person at a glance, it is the Jin country's Zhi Ban Bo Ji Yan Xianye, according to the Jin country's younger brother and brother's succession rules, after the current Jin emperor died, Wan Yan Xian is also the successor to the throne of the Jin country.

Although Ma Zheng trembled with fright, he did not lose his mind, endured his weak legs, did not let himself kneel, but bowed and said: "The Shaoqing of the Great Song Honglu Temple is extremely strong!" ”

Wan Yan also looked at Ma Zheng sharply, and after a while, there was a trace of disappointment in his eyes, Ma Zheng actually did not kneel, indicating that his spirit had not been defeated.

"Ma Zheng, what are you doing in my camp?" Wan Yan Xian also asked coldly.

"I have come to contact your army by the order of the Son of Heaven to see if there is any way to avoid heavy casualties among the two armies of the Song army."

Wan Yan Xian also laughed, "The solution is very simple, the Song army opened the city and surrendered, and there were no casualties, didn't it?" ”

"Marshal Du laughed, I mean a plan that is acceptable to both sides, if only one side can accept it, and the other side can't, then the plan is meaningless."

"That's a good thing to say, seeing that Taiyuan was captured by our Jin soldiers, the reinforcements from Hedong Road arrived, and Tokyo was about to be breached, but you came to discuss peace talks, Ma Shaoqing, do you think such peace talks are necessary?"

Ma Zheng shook his head, "It's all for the benefit of the bustling back and forth, if the Jin State is not for the sake of profit, what will the army do when it goes south, is it just to slaughter some innocent people to vent its anger?" ”

Wan Yan Xian also showed a smile on his face, "Ma Shaoqing is very good at talking, yes, Jin Bing is indeed here for profit, so what plan does Ma Shaoqing have that can impress me?" ”

"Since Marshal Du is willing to listen to my plan, why don't you withdraw the soldiers, serve a cup of tea for hospitality, and let me speak calmly?"

Wan Yan also nodded, "Okay! You have a point. ”

He immediately ordered: "Remove them all, serve tea!" ”

..........

In the imperial study of Ziwei Palace, Li Gang and Zong Ze were trying their best to persuade Zhao Huan, the son of heaven, to give up the idea of compromise and fight fiercely with Jin Bing to the end.

Li Gang was originally a centrist, he did not strongly advocate tough warfare like Li Yanqing and Zong Ze, but he also resolutely opposed the begging of the middle people of Bai Shizhong, he advocated promoting peace by war, forcing Jin soldiers to take the initiative to sue for peace with the Song army, replacing war with negotiation, so that the Great Song Dynasty could obtain the greatest benefits.

Li Gang's idea of promoting peace by war was also supported by some courtiers, but the final trend of the situation ran counter to Li Gang's original idea, and now there is no choice of the middle line, only two choices: war and peace, and Li Gang inevitably went to the main battle faction.

As for Zong Ze, he is even more of a hardliner in the main battle faction, and his attitude is even more radical than Li Yanqing.

"Your Majesty, after more than a month of fierce fighting, the large siege weapons of the Jin soldiers were all destroyed, the casualties were several times that of the Song army, and the offensive was weak, and the morale of the Song army was high, the combat readiness was sufficient, the food in the city could support a year, and more importantly, the army and the people were united in the city, I believe that if you insist on it for a month at most, the Jin soldiers will be defeated and retreat, at this time, the war should be carried out to the end, and you must not discuss peace lightly, please think twice!"

Next to Li Gang also added: "General Zong Lao said very correctly, General Wang Gui led the cavalry to burn Liyang Cang, burned millions of forage of the golden soldiers to ashes, and the golden soldiers and horses are about to run out of food, as long as they hold on for another ten days, the golden soldiers will definitely retreat without a fight. ”

Zhao Huan tried his best to restrain his patience, he was extremely tired of the bitterness of the two of them, these two people only think about military affairs, and don't care about politics, even if the Jin people retreat and go north, what about Hedong Road? What about Hebei two roads? Will the golden man give it up? Only by negotiating and reaching a long-term peace agreement with the Jin people, just like the Tanyuan Alliance, can the Great Song Dynasty get hundreds of years of well-being and become a real emperor himself.

But in addition to politics, Zhao Huan has another ulterior reason for seeking peace, that is, imperial power, his father retired but not idle, and continued to exercise imperial power in the southeast, and the edict could even reach Jingxiang Bashu, but he was trapped in Tokyo City at the critical moment of the imperial power struggle, and the edict could not be forbidden, if he fought for another month as Zong Ze said, then his imperial power would be completely extinguished, how could Zhao Huan tolerate it.

"I can fully understand the mood of the two Aiqing, I let people contact Jin Bing, not to compromise, but to find a way to surrender the soldiers without a fight, in the words of the two, is to give Jin Bing a decent step to retreat, the art of war has clouds, on the army to fight, and then to fight relations, since we have the upper hand in the military, then there is no need to worry about negotiations, and Jin Bing peace talks, if the peace talks break down, and then continue to fight, two Aiqing, the siege has been going on for more than a month, the soldiers use their lives, our court can not just be a spectator! We must also do our part to end the war. ”

Li Gang wanted to say more, but Zhao Huan finally couldn't help it, his face sank, and he waved his hand impatiently and said, "I have made up my mind, don't persuade me anymore!" ”

As soon as he flicked his sleeves, he turned around and left the imperial study and walked away, "Go back to the palace!" ”

.........

Ma Zheng's first contact in Jinying finally ended, and the two sides talked frankly for more than an hour, and finally reached a consensus, starting tomorrow, the two sides will officially start armistice talks and end the war through peace talks.

Chief Ma Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, said goodbye and left Jinying, Wan Yan also walked to the tent door, looked at Ma Zheng's back and walked away, and asked lightly: "Mr. Liang, how should we talk tomorrow?" ”

Liang Fangping, who was beside him, immediately bowed down and said: "Marshal Qiyudu, if you want to catch a big fish, you have to give enough bait first, don't care about the gains and losses of one city and one game in tomorrow's negotiations, and even give the Song Dynasty a little sweetness, so that the Lord and faction of the Song Dynasty can gain power, and let the other court form a consensus, our Jin State retreat is not the result of the fierce battle led by the main battle faction, but the credit of the Lord and faction through negotiations, as long as the Lord and the faction have an advantage in the court, then the main battle faction will gradually be marginalized, and then use the wrist, Li Yanqing, The goal of Li Gang and others being squeezed out of the game can be achieved. ”

Wan Yan Xian also secretly praised in his heart, but there was no expression on his face, and he said lightly: "But if you don't have any interest in retreating, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain to the wolf lord!" ”

"Dashuai, the so-called retreat is only to the north of the Yellow River, as long as Hebei and Hedong are in our hands, we are not afraid that they will not pay the price, at that time the Song Dynasty lord and faction controlled the power of the imperial court, and we bought traitors again, resulting in the desertion of Bianjing's defense, Dashuai can find an opportunity to go south again, and break through Bianjing with a blitzkrieg, even if Zhao Huan wants to use Li Yanqing again, it will be too late."

Wan Yan Xian couldn't hold back any longer, and happily gave a thumbs up and praised: "It's really a clever plan!" ”