In the early morning, the gate of the Xianyuan Hall of Luoyang Palace was closed, and the iron armor was heavily guarded.

In this palace with a very poetic name, today is tense and slaughtering, and it is extremely bloody and cruel.

Xiao Ta, who was covered in scales and bruises and was not in human shape, was dragged out by iron chains and thrown on the ground, dying. All the envoys and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty who came to attend the wedding of the king of Luoyang all stood aside and held their breath, shocking and did not dare to breathe.

Meng De, who was fully draped, carried a red python skin whip in his hand, stepped on Xiao Ta's smokeless back, and said in a deep voice: "This demon woman refuses to hand over the antidote, and she deserves death!" Meng has already started the official family, and he wants to raise troops and destroy the Western Liao. On the day of the oath, she will sacrifice the flag with her head!! ”

Everyone took a breath of cool air.

It is not very important to punish a woman in this way. Meng De said that he wanted to destroy Western Liao, which was a major event in the world. As we all know, Xiliao is far away in the Western Regions, separated from the Great Song Dynasty, and there is a Western Xia Kingdom in the middle. If the Great Song Dynasty went on an expedition, it would be really difficult to have a chance of winning; Moreover, the emptiness of Wang Shi's expedition to the country, didn't that give Wanyan Zonghan, who was eyeing him fiercely, a great opportunity? There are also the Western Xia people with bad intentions, as long as they cut off the grain route and the way back of the Great Song Dynasty, the expeditionary forces of the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably be wiped out.

This is clearly a military move that has been sent home.

"General Meng, please think twice!" At that moment, some courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty were anxious, but they were afraid of angering the black-faced Yan Jun Mengde, so they only dared to cautiously admonish, "Expedition to Liao, this move is very dangerous...... General Meng may wish to consult more with Bai Junshi and others. Or, it is best to wait for King Luoyang to recover before making a decision. ”

"Do I need you, a rotten man who doesn't understand military affairs, to teach me how to do things?" Meng De coldly pushed him back, "The envoys of the Jin Kingdom and the Western Xia are here, and they have all made peace with the Great Song Dynasty. Only that Xiliao is like a clown jumping off the beam, and he has repeatedly offended my Song Tianyan. The previous time, this demon woman had sent someone to assassinate the king of Luoyang, and the king of Luoyang did not care about the overall situation of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the sake of family affection; This time, it's good, she actually dared to poison the king of Luoyang at the wedding banquet. Xiliao is so intent on making enemies of our Great Song Dynasty, if it is not exterminated, how can it calm its anger and establish a country? ”

"Having said that, but the expedition to the Western Liao ......" some officials began to chatter, but they did not dare to say it loudly.

Meng De looked around at everyone with a cold face, and suddenly raised his hand and pointed, "Take these thieves down for me!" ”

Frightened, screaming.

The ironclad guards stepped forward and took down several Khitans who had followed Xiao Ta Buyan all the way. They shouted anxiously, either in Chinese or in Khitan, and loudly begged for mercy and cried out for injustice.

"Or, if you hand over the antidote, you will be spared death; Or, you will give this witch a martyr together!! Meng De yelled.

Those people were so frightened that they cried and cried for their mothers, and two of them were even so frightened that they came out with urine and feces, and they kowtowed desperately on the ground.

But no one can hand over the antidote.

"Drag it down, cut it all!!" Mende roared in rage.

"Yes!!" The ironclad guards answered the promise and dragged the few people to leave.

"Slow down ......" Xiao Ta, who was lying on the ground and dying, suddenly spoke.

"What do you say, witch?" Meng De lifted her up from the ground with one hand.

Xiao Ta Buyan was so weak that he could barely open his eyes, squinted at Meng De, but a smile appeared on his face, and he said intermittently: "Don't kill innocents indiscriminately or waste your efforts." At this time, just like you found the antidote, Chu Tianya is hopeless. ”

"What did you say?!" Meng De roared sharply.

The crowd exclaimed!

As soon as Xiao Ta said this, there was undoubtedly one thing, that is, the poison was indeed her; At the same time, it also revealed a bigger fact, that is, the king of Luoyang, the powerful minister who had just ascended the throne of the Great Song Dynasty, was about to die!!

"No one can cure this poison. Even those who poisoned it could not be solved. A sad smile appeared on Xiao Ta Buyan's face, and he said intermittently, "Since I came to the Central Plains, I never thought about going back alive." They don't know about it, if you let them go, you should treat it as a little yin virtue for Chu Tianya, so that he can be reincarnated as soon as possible! ”

"Bastard thing!!" Meng De was furious, and raised Xiao Ta Buyan high with both hands, and was about to fall down.

"Seventh brother is angry, and stop first!" Suddenly there was a shout, and Bai Xu ran quickly.

Meng Desheng stopped, "What's the matter?" ”

"Borrow a step to speak." Bai Xu winked at him.

Meng De put Xiao Ta Buyan aside, walked to the corner with Bai Xu, and whispered a few words.

Wanyan Gushen, who was watching coldly from the sidelines, sneered inexplicably, and said in his heart: This Meng De is too impulsive and reckless, and he uses his personal emotions to deal with the major matters of the country's life and death. After Chu Tianya's death, if he really came to take over the throne, then the Southern Dynasty would be destroyed just around the corner. …… This Bai Xu is a character, and he must stop Meng De from killing Xiao Ta Buyan now and stopping him from going on an expedition. Brotherly enmity, selfishness; The country is in danger, and the public is also. If Meng De didn't listen to persuasion and insisted on going his own way, daring to go on an expedition to attack Western Liao to avenge Chu Tianya, then the Southern Dynasty would really be dead!

"No, I must cut this demon woman with a thousand knives!!" Meng De suddenly roared, pushed Bai Xu back, and then strode back, drawing his sword out of the sheath and about to cut Xiao Ta down.

"Seventh brother, don't do it!!" Bai Xu, a scholar who won and weakened, hurriedly ran over, used his body to block between Meng De and Xiao Ta Buyan, and said bitterly, "Xiao Ta Buyan really deserves to die, but he can't die like this!" The revenge of the lord is to be avenged, but it is not now that the labor division is on an expedition to attack Western Liao, so it will be avenged! - Brother Seven, if you do this, you will destroy everything left by the lord! If he had known, he would have sighed!! ”

"What nonsense are you talking about!" In a fit of rage, Meng De pushed Bai Xu away, and raised his knife again to cut Xiao Ta Buyan with his own hands.

"Seventh brother, stop!"

When the audience was silent and silent, a female voice suddenly sounded. The knife in Meng De's hand stopped alive.

Everyone turned their heads to see that Xiao Linglong was coming.

Meng De was stunned for a moment, and slowly put the knife back into its sheath, but he still glared at Xiao Ta angrily, and did not look at Xiao Linglong.

Under the gaze of everyone, Xiao Linglong walked up to Meng De and said softly, "Give her to me." ”

Meng De gritted his teeth fiercely, glared at Xiao Ta Buyan angrily a few times unwillingly, snorted, and walked away.

Bai Xu and many of the Great Song courtiers present breathed a long sigh of relief from the bottom of their hearts.

"Disperse." Xiao Linglong looked at Xiao Ta who was lying on the ground and was about to die, and said lightly, "This is not only a state affair of the Great Song Dynasty, but also a family affair of my family. I'll take care of this matter. ”

Everyone was silent and slowly dispersed.

Put yourself in her shoes, Xiao Linglong's sister is going to poison her husband on her wedding day...... This kind of thing will not be unbearable for anyone. As a result, many people looked at Xiao Linglong with sympathetic eyes, and sighed in their hearts.

"Strategist, before nightfall, I will give you an explanation." Xiao Linglong said.

Bai Xu nodded lightly, "The princess is pregnant, please take care." ”

"Rest assured. No matter what, I will give birth to the baby in my womb. Xiao Linglong said firmly, "He is the blood and blood of the king of Luoyang, and in the future, he will inherit his father's will and achieve great achievements." You see, before he was born, he accompanied his father and mother through such stormy waves. When he grows up, he will definitely be a martial and wise king of Luoyang like his father! ”

The imperial court conferred the title of king of Chu, and Luoyang was hereditary!

Xiao Linglong's words made many people who were originally walking outside the outer hall stop.

Everyone unanimously decided in their hearts: It seems that Chu Tianya, the king of Luoyang, is really dying, or rather, he is really dead!

Judging from all the expressions of Meng De, Bai Xu, Xiao Ta Buyan, and Xiao Linglong, they are all confirming this matter!

……

All the people who left the Immortal Yuan Hall returned to their residences under the strict supervision of the ironclad guards, and no one was allowed to leave half a step.

The king of Luoyang died violently, and the sky of the Great Song Dynasty is about to change again. This was a shocking event for everyone in the Great Song Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom, the Western Xia Kingdom, and the Liao Kingdom.

Although there is no clear disappearance to confirm this matter, everyone knows in their hearts that the imperial court will definitely not be in a hurry to mourn the death of King Luoyang. Otherwise, it will inevitably cause a huge turmoil and even cause chaos among various countries. The Great Song Dynasty, which had just experienced a great turmoil and a battle of life and death, would find it difficult to survive such turbulent waves. At least until the successor of Chu Tianya and the internal situation of the stable dìng are clarified, the court of the Great Song Dynasty will definitely not mourn the king of Luoyang.

Now the suffering is suffering, Chu Tianya did not personally designate a successor, and there are no heirs under his knees. Therefore, the throne and power he left behind are sure to cause a fierce competition. Now it seems that the most likely to take over the whip of the king of Luoyang are Meng De and Bai Xu. At present, Meng De has popularity and military power, and his relationship with Chu Tianya is his greatest capital; Bai Xu has the ability and prestige, and his status and support rate in the Jin army are his biggest reliance.

Many people speculate that before Chu Tianya is put into the ground, there will inevitably be many new conflicts and contentions between Bai Xu and Meng De, even if they turn their faces into enemies and meet each other. In this way, it is possible to trigger a great split within the Jin army, and the courts of Luoyang and the Great Song Dynasty are in chaos. Then, the Emperor Taishang, who is far away in Hangzhou, and Wanyan Zonghan, who is close to the north bank of the Yellow River, have both opportunities!

The Immortal Yuan Hall is so troublesome, and the fact that Chu Tianya's life is on the verge or that he has already died has almost been confirmed. Everyone in Luoyang Palace made their own calculations in their hearts. Among them, the most anxious and worrisome are the Tangut people and the Jurchens.

The idea of the Western Xia people is very direct, once Chu Tianya falls, Luoyang will be chaotic, and the Great Song Dynasty will be chaotic, and it is very likely that the Jurchens will take advantage of it, even if the country is destroyed, it is also possible; Although the Western Xia has never regarded the Great Song Dynasty as a friend, but the Great Song Dynasty will not die, and the Western Xia will inevitably not be protected, which is an ironclad thing. As a result, the Tanguts were now more worried than the Song people about the defeat of the Great Song as a result.

After a while in the Xianyuan Palace, the envoys of the Western Xia finally couldn't hold it anymore, and ran to ask to see Bai Xu, saying that they asked to let their people return to China to report the news, and mobilized the army to the banks of the Yellow River in the east of the river, and suppressed Yan Zonghan's army, so that they did not dare to act rashly and invade the south by taking advantage of the Luoyang Rebellion.

Bai Xu politely refused, on the grounds that the Jin Kingdom had already made peace with the Great Song Dynasty, and would definitely not raise swords again. On the contrary, if the Western Xia suddenly sent troops, it was easy to cause disputes and wars.

The envoys of the Western Xia knew that Bai Xu couldn't trust them, so they couldn't dig out their hearts for Bai Xu to see, but Bai Xu was unmoved, and he didn't let the Xixia people leave Luoyang Palace.

The envoys of the Western Xia were gone, and after they went back, they thought about it and thought about it: Bai Xu, you idiot, you will kill the two countries of Song and Western Xia! Okay, if you don't let me go, I'll find a way to send the letter out myself!!

As a result, the Tangut people resorted to all their tricks, trying to escape from Luoyang Palace or pass on the message.

While the Tangut people were trying their best to escape and report the news, Wanyan Gushen and his men were doing the same thing.

In the Ming Dynasty, the envoys of all countries had iron armor to protect and monitor; In the dark, there are Qingwei who are in charge of monitoring them. Although the envoys of the Western Xia and Jin States were able to avoid those ironclad guards, they could never escape the Qingwei. Qingwei, who was hiding in the shadows, laughed secretly when he saw some of their actions, and then reported the news to Suzaku.

"Heh, they finally can't hold it anymore." Chu Tianya, who was lazily lying on the bed, smiled and said to Suzaku, "Your play in the Immortal Yuan Hall today is really good. It's just that Xiao Ta is not smoking, after she is a woman or a country, she was trampled under the soles of her feet by the seventh brother, and she suffered all the humiliation. ”

"Compared to the sergeant who defended the envoys of the kingdoms who lost their lives, she is lucky." Suzaku said lightly, "Lord, everything is going according to plan, and everything seems to be very smooth." But there has always been a hidden worry in the hearts of subordinates...... It's also too smooth. ”

Chu Tianya nodded lightly, "I know what you mean. ”

Suzaku glanced at him, and said in a low voice: "The subordinates are built yì, and the lord is still more guarded." ”

Chu Tianya smiled slightly, "Do you have a way?" ”

"Of course." Suzaku leaned closer and whispered in Chu Tianya's ear.

"Sounds good." Chu Tianya pouted with a smile on his face, "Okay, it's up to you!" ”

"Thank you, my lord!" Suzaku smiled.

Chu Tianya smiled, "It's rare to see you so happy." ”

"You'll be a little safer by doing that." Suzaku breathed a sigh of relief, "Of course I'm happy." ”

Three days later, north of the Yellow River.

Wanyan Zonghan led a few cavalry guards and galloped on the tidal flats of the Yellow River, leading bows and hunting.

Early this morning, Wanyan Zonghan came out to hunt. So far, he has harvested a lot of prey, but he doesn't seem to have the slightest intention of going back. In fact, for many days now, he has been hunting like this every day, resting at sunrise and sunset, and enjoying it.

On the surface, Wanyan Zonghan, the commander of the three armed forces, is already a little obsessed with having fun and neglecting his duties. Only some of his guards knew that their wolf lord had been in a bad mood lately, and was hunting and killing to calm his inner anxiety and anger.

It is no wonder that it has been more than half a year since Yan Zonghan's southern expedition, except for picking up a Taiyuan thrown by Chu Tianya for nothing, he has not achieved an inch. was about to cross the Yellow River and sweep the Central Plains, but unexpectedly encountered Liu Ziyu, a hard bone born out of thin air, who blocked him alive and dead, making it difficult for him to move forward. The battle of rushing to cross was in full swing, but Zong Wang was inexplicably defeated on the side of Wutong Plain, and the Dajin Kingdom was completely passive and had to stop the current war.

If only that were it. However, Yan Zongwang, the second prince of the Jin Kingdom, was captured by Chu Tianyasheng, which directly touched the core nerve of the Dajin Imperial Court. As we all know, Zong Han and Zong Wang are the two pillars of the Dajin Kingdom at present. As soon as Zong Wang fell, Zong Han stood out. If Zong Han can turn defeat into victory at this time and sweep the Central Plains to avenge blood hatred, of course, it will be a good ending. In that case, Zong Han will become the unrivaled first commander of the Dajin Kingdom in the future, and no one can compare with him.

But before that, Zong Han had to weigh the thoughts of the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom. In the emperor's heart, he definitely didn't want to see anyone stand out from the court or the army, plus Zong Wang and the emperor were brothers of the same mother, so Zong Han had to find a way to get Zong Wang back from the Southern Dynasty first.

If he rashly launched a revenge war against the Southern Dynasty without 100% certainty of victory, then the court and the emperor would inevitably think that Zong Han was going to kill Zong Wang, so as to achieve the ambition of monopolizing military power. If he doesn't win the battle, then he Zonghan will live to the end of his life!

Therefore, the most entangled and depressed person in the world now is none other than Wanyan Zonghan. He had ten thousand thoughts to cross the Yellow River, which was not magnificent; But there are 10,000 worries, and I dare not act rashly.

Unable to help himself, few people can understand the distress in Zong Han's heart. So for now, he can only wait. Wait for the envoys sent by the imperial court to negotiate peace with the Great Song Dynasty first, and it is best to be able to exchange Zongwang back first and win a chance to breathe; To take revenge, there will be a chance later. If the peace talks fail and the Southern Dynasty will not let go, then Zong Han will have enough reasons and excuses to cross the river and fight!

"Horn-"

With a crisp sound, the carved bow in Zong Han's hand broke.

"Change the bow!" Zong Han shouted angrily and threw the broken bow with one hand. The attendant hurriedly sent a new riding bow.

"Go on!" Wanyan Zonghan didn't mean to stop at all. Today he was more agitated and angry than ever, and he had already broken three bows.

"Wolf Lord-" A quick rider rode in the distance, very anxious.

"What?"

"There is a secret report from Luoyang! Specially under the command of the wolf lord! ”

"Luoyang Secret Report?" Wanyan Zonghan curiously took the secret letter and read it, and suddenly his expression changed greatly, "How is this possible?!" ”

"The subordinates have asked the Wolf Tooth Guard to identify it, and this is indeed the new code note of the Wolf Tooth this year!"

Wanyan Zonghan took a deep breath and pulled the secret letter tightly in the palm of his hand, "Chu Tianya, he actually died like this, and was poisoned by Xiao Ta Buyan, that Khitan demon woman?" …… I don't believe it!! ”