When he said this, Chu Tianya deliberately paid attention to the expressions of everyone present, especially Bai Xu.

Everyone's reaction was roughly the same, there were surprises and surprises, only Bai Xu, although his face sank like water quietly, but there was a hint of wit in his eyes, as if to say: As expected!

Chu Tianya was laughing in his heart, Bai Xu obviously thought of this, but he refused to say it. But I want to pretend to be an "outsider", obviously to avoid suspicion, for fear of pleasing the two big village owners. Anyway, it doesn't hurt for me to play a double reed with him. This kid is trying to win me over to be on the same side as him, so why wouldn't I?

"If it is a holy decree, how can there be deceit?" Guan Shan spoke, his tone was calm, and he was expressing his opinions in a completely deliberative and exploratory tone, he said, "You don't joke, you can cheat or joke about anything, but the Holy Decree cannot." The yellow silk and gold criticism on this is very clear, and the sins of Wang Yu and Chu Tianya and others have been pardoned, and you will be crowned as the heroes of the Taiyuan defense and the leaders of our Taihang Zhuzhai, and make a promise that we will continue to stay in Taiyuan and resist the Jinren. Isn't that the best of both worlds? It is true that we are not greedy for merit and profit, but the overall situation of the foreign enemy is very important, and even if we sacrifice our lives in order to protect the territory and the people, we are willing, so what does it matter if we temporarily put aside our previous suspicions and cooperate with the government? ”

"yes!" Jiao Wentong also said, "Although Jiao has hated corruption and degeneration in officialdom and the army, and has lost his goodwill and trust in the imperial court, but at this time when the country is in danger, I have no choice but to put aside my personal grievances and be willing to contribute to the country and protect the territory and the people." It doesn't matter if you are an official or not. As long as we are still allowed to stay in Taiyuan and resist the Jin soldiers, then Jiao will admit it! ”

Xue Yu was silent, Xiao Linglong's eyelids were lowered and she didn't squint, Tang Ang was there looking left and right with her eyes in turn, and she couldn't hold back a fart.

Chu Tianya smiled slightly and was about to speak, when He Bo next to him suddenly stood up, "I'll go out and take a breath, and you guys will talk slowly." ”

"Master!" Jiao Wentong hurriedly got up and walked in front of him, "Your old man also taught me a few words for the juniors, right?" In the face of such a major right and wrong, it is precisely the old man of virtue like you who needs to guide us. ”

"Finger the fart." He Bo sneered, glanced around at everyone with his triangular eyes, and said in an urn voice, "I understand, my young master understands; I don't understand, my young master also understands - holding Yu Ruyi, what kind of mud bodhisattva do you ask, just ask him! ”

"This ......" Jiao Wentong was stunned for a moment, and his face was a little unbearable.

"Senior brother, don't embarrass Master's old family." Xue Yu said, "Just listen to Brother Chu and talk about Gao Jian!" ”

Uncle He's temper, Jiao Wentong, who is an apprentice, is naturally clear, he smiled bitterly and nodded, "Then please go and rest for a while, and then the apprentice will come to serve later." ”

"Busy with you." The old man snorted a little impatiently, and swaggered away.

Jiao Wentong couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, and said to Xue Yu: "Senior brother, Master, his old man seems to be dissatisfied with me, and I don't know what Jiao has done wrong?" ”

"I don't know." Xue Yu shook his head, "Master is such a temper, didn't you see it on the first day?" ”

"That's it, Jiao will go and ask for guilt later." Jiao Wentong smiled bitterly, returned to his seat and said, "Big brother, why don't you ask Brother Chu to tell me about his high opinions?" ”

"That's right, I'm willing to listen to Brother Chu's advice." Guan Shan said with a smile. For Chu Tianya, he hit it off at first sight, and he was more serious.

"Thank you, two village owners." Chu Tianya hugged his fists and thanked him, secretly took a deep breath, and carefully organized his words in his heart.

He Bo's sudden exit seemed to be a nonsensical episode, but it invisibly raised the price of Chu Tianya's goal in everyone's hearts, especially for Jiao Wentong. Compared with the approachable Guan Shan, Jiao Wentong is actually more difficult to be persuaded and impressed. Because there are four words in his personality - arrogant Lingyun!

Although he has no prejudice against Chu Tianya, and he has a slight affection, this does not mean that he will accept the lobbying of a young junior and outsiders. If he was really good at talking, he wouldn't have had a slight compromise with Guan Shan today.

Uncle He's good intentions, Chu Tianya naturally understood, so he must cherish this important opportunity in front of him to express his opinions directly and influence Jiao Wentong and others.

Maybe the next few minutes are about the fate of yourself and countless people, even if you change a piece of history, maybe you can't say.

"You have no jokes, and there is no mistake. That's why I saw the deception of the Divine Decree. Chu Tianya used such a contradictory opening sentence, and sure enough, it attracted everyone's attention at once.

"What do you mean?" Jiao Wentong frowned deeply and stroked his long beard and said, "Brother Chu, what you said is a bit contradictory. ”

"It seems contradictory, but it is reasonable." Chu Tianya said unhurriedly, "First, the Holy Decree should have mentioned one thing the most, but it was not mentioned. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Ask for Yan Xiyin!"

Everyone was stunned, "Yes! ”

Chu Tianya said: "It is not difficult to imagine that with the consistent style of the Jin people, they will definitely put pressure on our imperial court to force them to return Yan Xiyin, an important prisoner of war. But Wanyan Xiyin is in the hands of Qixingzhai, since the imperial court has issued an order to recruit Qixingzhai and added officials to all the leaders, why not mention the matter of Wanyan Xiyin? The handing over of such an important prisoner of war can be regarded as one of the great gifts that the leaders presented to the imperial court. It's supposed to be a natural thing to do, isn't it? But why didn't the officials mention it? ”

"I'll answer." Bai Xu suddenly answered, "It's not that the official didn't mention it, but it was mentioned in another holy decree." That is, the holy decree to Xu Han. In other words, the official decree to Xu Han cannot be seen by us; However, the decree given to us passed through the hands of Xu Han. That also means that the official family has other instructions for Xu Han, but they want to hide it from us. Therefore, there must be something greasy in this. ”

"Wise Strategist!" Chu Tianya nodded approvingly, and said, "We don't know what special orders the specific officials have for Xu Han. Since they don't want us to know, it is obviously not a very beneficial thing for us. Otherwise, why would the officials hide and hide? ”

"Perhaps, it was just a momentary oversight? Or, such a major matter of national diplomacy is not enough to discuss with us? Jiao Wentong said, "Xu Han's envoy came up to the mountain, but he focused on the matter of Yan Xiyin. It can be seen that the officials did not really want to deceive us. ”

"Well, it's a momentary oversight." Chu Tianya continued with a smile on his face, "There is another flaw in the heavy dà, I don't know if you have found it?" ”

"What's the flaw?"

Xiao Linglong suddenly sneered, "In the holy decree, there is no mention of me. ”

"Yes." Chu Tianya said, "When Yan Zonghan besieged the city, the holy decree carried by Lu Yundi, who entered the city to announce the surrender of Taiyuan, said in black and white that Taiyuan should hand over the remnants of the Liao State and the Flying Fox County Lord. At that time, I was surprised, how did the officials and the imperial court thousands of miles away know that Lord Xiao was in Taiyuan? Later I figured it out when I thought about it. At the beginning, Wanyan Zonghan had chased the county lord Xiao for more than a thousand miles but did not succeed, and after hearing the news of the county lord Xiao, he asked someone to go to Tokyo, and asked Wanyan Zongwang who was besieging Tokyo to ask for the county lord Xiao, and asked him to arrest the county lord Xiao through diplomatic means. The county lord Xiao has a special identity, she is not only the county lord of Liao, but also the person who Wanyan Zonghan has an iron heart, and she is also a meritorious person who defended the battle in Taiyuan and one of the leaders of Qixingzhai. But this time, the names of the village owners were mentioned one by one on the holy decree from the imperial court, and even Chu, a nobody, was also named, but he didn't mention anything about Lord Xiao. Is this reasonable? ”

Jiao Wentong's brows furrowed, and his expression became silent and stern.

Guan Shan said: "I think maybe the official family also feels a little embarrassed. First, in order to relieve the danger of the siege of Tokyo, he had to betray Taiyuan and sacrifice the lord of Xiao County under expediency; Now Lord Xiao is a meritorious person, and it stands to reason that he should be rewarded. But she is not only a female streamer but also the lord of Liaoguo, and she is also the person who is stared at death by Jinguo. The official family is neither a reward nor a punishment, so he has to pretend to be negligent and not mention it. ”

"One may be an insight, two may be a coincidence, but if there is a third flaw, then it can really only be said to be a hidden evil." Chu Tianya said.

"What's the flaw?" Everyone couldn't help but be surprised.

"The third flaw is the most obvious, and it's about me!" Chu Tianya said with a smile, "All the leaders are the anti-gold heroes of Taihang Mountain, and Wang Yu's father and son are generals who have meritorious service to protect the country. But what reason is there to forgive me? -- I have neither an official name nor a leader of the rebel army, I am only a small official, and I am the most jealous of Yan Zonghan -- it's not that I made it up, I once asked Lu Yundi to scold Yan Zonghan and issued a naked provocation to him! Wanyan Zonghan has any reason to forget me? What reason does Da Song have to pardon me? In the current diplomatic relations between the Great Song Dynasty and the Jin State, if one or two heads are not handed over, it will definitely not be able to calm the anger of the Jin State - isn't a small character like Chu the most suitable candidate? In other words, anyone with a little bit of brains would definitely not pardon Chu Tianya! ”

"Isn't it because the official family saw that you had a very close relationship with the Wang family's father and son, as well as us, that they deliberately offered you extrajudicial favors?" Jiao Wentong said.

Hearing this, Chu Tianya wanted to laugh on the spot, but finally couldn't help laughing.

Just this sentence exposes Guan Shan, a heroic hero, who is short-sighted and naïve in politics.

"Xiao Sheng, let's say a few words." Bai Xu took over the words in a timely manner, and it can be regarded as relieving Guan Shan, he said, "Actually, I understand what Brother Chu means, all these three flaws point to a problem, that is, this time the official family and the court are too generous, and they are a little abnormal. did not ask for Wanyan Xiyin nor mentioned Lord Xiao, and even pardoned Brother Chu, the war criminal who should be sent to death, for the first time. As Brother Chu said, once in a while can be regarded as negligence, and again and again - if something is abnormal, it must be a demon, only this one can be explained. ”

"Then what do you think is the true intention of the officials and the imperial court?" Guan Shan asked with a solemn face.

"It's better for Brother Chu to express his opinions!" Bai Xu shrank again.

Chu Tianya smiled, and said unhurriedly: "To sum up, Chu thinks that the excessive generosity and tolerance of the holy decree precisely exposes the ulterior motives of the official family. The official family may really want to recruit An Taihang Zhuzhai, but it is absolutely impossible to let go of Chu, Wang Yu, and Zhang Xiaochun, these important war criminals. Because the matter of seizing military power and resisting Jin independently has touched the bottom line of the Zhao and Song official families, he will never allow anyone in the world to do such a thing, no matter what the reason. Since this has happened, if you don't make an example, the officials will think that the Great Song Dynasty will not be able to establish a country from now on. Besides, there are three important lives here in Taiyuan, Tong Guan, Liu Yanqing and Yelu Yujian. The death of any one of them can be regarded as a shocking case. You say, can the court not track it down? Can the Jin people not use the topic to exert pressure on the official family and the imperial court? ”

"Makes sense." Guan Shan and Jiao Wentong said in unison.

Too much ambiguity and fussiness in the midst of this decree only says one thing. That is, the official family, or Xu Han, just wants to stabilize us first and not let us be suspicious. After the completion of the major event of Zhao'an, the accounts will be settled after the autumn. Chu Tianya smiled slightly, "Of course, Chu Mou must be a dead end, and I already know it." As for what secret orders the official family issued to Xu Han and which characters to deal with after Zhao'an, I can't guess for myself. Let's think about it, which people have touched the pain and bottom line of the official family and the imperial court, and which people are the most jealous of the Jurchens, then most of them have already been sentenced to capital punishment by the official family and Xu Han. ”

"Although Xiaosheng is unknown, the battle of Huanglong Valley was planned by me, and Yan Zonghan lost his prestige after the fight. They may not know it now, but as long as Yan Xiyin goes back, Xiaosheng will definitely die. Bai Xu shook his fan and smiled, "Maybe Xiaosheng is not as famous as Brother Chu, but Xiaosheng's ending will not be much better than yours, it's just a matter of time." ”

Xiao Linglong sneered, "Who can guarantee that the mediocre official family won't take me like a slave and give it to Wanyan Zonghan?" Don't say much, I won't die! ”

Xue Yu had been silent, and at this time he couldn't help but say, "Brother Chu is my benefactor and brother, Lord Xiao and I are like brothers and sisters, and the lives of everyone here are more important than Xue Yu - whoever hurts my brother will die!" ”

Jiao Wentong let out a deep sigh!

Guan Shan's brows were deeply locked, his face was tense, and he was speechless for a while.

"Big brother, what should I do now?" Tang Ang asked impatiently, "Don't listen to the nonsense of outsiders, your ears will be soft, if your old man decides, I will go to the soup with you!" ”

"We can't go on arguing like this anymore." Guan Shan Douran stood up, his eyes shining brightly, and he said loudly, "Brother Chu's words are not unreasonable, but Guan believes that now may be the only chance for Qixingzhai to find a real way out. Although the risk is very high, Guan is willing to give it a try - of course, Guan will not let anyone in the room take the risk first. Guan was willing to bring some of his brothers to accept Zhao'an first. After the truth is ascertained and the facts are clear, I will come up the mountain and invite the brothers down the mountain! ”

Everyone was stunned!

It seems that this time, Guan Shan has really made up his mind and must take this breakthrough step.

Jiao Wentong also stood up, "Big brother, what about Brother Chu and Lord Xiao?" The younger brother also thinks that the court can let anyone go, but it is impossible to let them go! ”

"Let's ask the two of you to go to Qingyun Castle where Meng De is located to take refuge for a while." Guan Shan said categorically, "After I return to the government, Guan will do his best to exonerate the two of them." If you can't...... Make a decision again! Brother Chu and Lord Xiao, if Guan is mean and unkind, for the life and death of tens of thousands of people in the whole village, Guan has no choice but to make this decision! ”

"I understand below." Chu Tianya nodded, and secretly sighed in his heart: Okay, it seems that Qixingzhai is indeed not a place for me to stay for a long time. Guan Shan moved his real character this time...... Actually, that's fine. Perhaps, he should have made up his mind a long time ago! It's just that this way is a little bit of personal heroism, and it has the flavor of "the wind is dashing and the water is cold".

Xiao Linglong stood up and nodded, "I have long regarded Qixingzhai as my home. I don't want to leave my country again, but there's no better way to do it right now. In order to take care of the overall situation, I am willing to do what my eldest brother tells me and go to Xishan to avoid for the time being. ”

Xue Yu and Bai Xu also had nothing to say. Guan Shan was so resolute today, obviously he came prepared, and he had already made the greatest determination.

"Big brother, I'll go with you!" Only Tang Ang jumped up.

"Stay in the cottage with peace of mind, no one has to go with you." Guan Shan waved his arm, "Since Guan Mouzhi became the owner of the village, he has never made any achievements, nor has he sought any benefits for the brothers. Today, I ask you brothers not to persuade each other, and to complete a certain time. Let Guan Mou go to explore the way and whistle for the brothers first. So much for! ”