There is a saying that the layman looks at the excitement, and the insider looks at the doorway.

Shi Liai's question, Chu Tianya's answer, the ordinary sergeants nearby felt very interesting to hear, and the topic was very attractive, but few people really felt the deep meaning and danger contained in it.

This is like two peerless martial arts masters, posing before making a move, while reining in their own cover doors, while looking for each other's dead holes.

Right now, this is a real battle on paper, but there are many murderous motives lurking.

Because, every sentence that Chu Tianya and Shi Liai said may be verified in reality.

After listening to Chu Tianya's answer, Shi Liai's expression was very silent. He quietly turned his face to look at the distant mountains in the heavy rain and fog, and said indifferently: "It's a pity that you don't be a commander." ”

"Your envoy is too exalted to the general." Chu Tianya replied, "So, your envoy agrees with the last general's statement?" ”

Shi Liai smiled slightly, "Everyone understands the truth, but when people do things, they are often unreasonable. Otherwise, where in the world are so many old horses who stumble and get blessings in disguise, and where do they come to become kings and lose and soar to the sky? ”

Old fox!

After listening to Shi Liai's watertight and insinuating answer, Chu Tianya scolded him in his heart for the first time.

Shi Liai clearly knew that Chu Tianya was also looking for him to spy on military aircraft. He wanted to know if Wanyan Zonghan had any plans to invade the south again this year. And Shi Liai's answer is that it is logically no; But this thing is often unreliable! At the same time, Shi Liai also conveyed such a meaning: Boy, you just won a bit of luck last year, don't be too complacent! The strength of our Dajin Kingdom is still far superior to that of the Song Dynasty, and it is impossible for you, a kid, to defeat Yan Zonghan all the time!

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A war involving only two people was quietly going on in the smoke and rain at the north gate of Taiyuan City. Although there were twenty or thirty sergeants standing beside them, none of them could understand the meaning of their words. They just think that these two big men are really so idle, standing on this cold and swishing city on a rainy day and blowing the north wind, talking about such nonsense?

At this time, Chu Tianya felt that Shi Liai was really an interesting person. It's very enjoyable to talk to him, every word he says has to rack his brains, and every word the other party says has to be carefully pondered. At the same time, they don't speak thoroughly but understand each other. In this way, Cheng Dù's brain power collided, just like two martial arts masters with similar strength competing with all their might, there was really a kind of pleasure of chess and drums and a hearty fight!

"General Song, this envoy still wants to ask you a question, which is also hypothetical. Would you like to hear about it? Shi Liai seems to have fallen in love with this kind of brain competition.

"Please."

Shi Liai smiled slightly, "If General Song is an official of the Great Song Dynasty or a ruler of the real power in the court, will he once again have the idea of recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun and will take the initiative to go on a northern expedition?" ”

This question was more acute than the previous one, and the Song Dynasty sergeants next to them all changed their faces a little, and their expressions became nervous.

They should be nervous, and the most fearful thing for people in the army is to overstep their authority or commit crimes. Discussing such a heavy militaristic matter in private, let alone generals and soldiers, even the deacons have to hide and discuss.

But Chu Tianya, who was named a general, was just a thief who made the court hate him so much, and he didn't have the slightest scruples; Give him a chance, he wants to kick the ass of the big Song official family.

So he replied cheerfully, "Of course not." ”

"Oh?" Shi Liai was a little surprised, and smiled happily, "Why?" ”

Chu Tianya smiled a little disdainfully, "Because fighting a war costs money and food, and it costs death." The official family has to approve a large number of military intelligence reports every day, which will delay him from enjoying life; The deacons had to worry that the men leading the troops would steal his limelight by supporting the troops outside; The generals who led the troops were worried that the officials and the deacons would be hindered by the change of orders every day, and even ordinary soldiers would be worried about whether they would have the opportunity to enjoy the rich military salary after the battle was fought. From top to bottom, no one in our Great Song Dynasty wants to fight now. Therefore, there will be no more Northern Expeditions. ”

Hearing Chu Tianya's words, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty broke out in a cold sweat! - Oh my God, how dare you say it! That's enough to cut off your head a hundred times!

But once you think about it...... The officials and the deacons have all moved a thousand times to kill Chu Tianya, isn't he still alive and well? Why not add a hundred more times.

"Haha!" Shi Liai laughed loudly, "General Song, you dare to say such things, aren't you afraid of being beheaded?" ”

"Of course I'm afraid." Chu Tianya replied indifferently, "But if you track it down, you will have your own answer." Instead of being beheaded, they will be rewarded. ”

"Oh, that's a surprise." Shi Liai suddenly became interested, "How is General Song going to deal with it?" ”

Chu Tianya said with a smile: "I will explain to the superiors that it was actually the envoys of the Jin State who received the news and mistakenly thought that our Great Song Dynasty had the intention of the Northern Expedition, and specially came to spy on the military situation." In order to dispel the concerns of the envoys of the Jin State and continue to maintain the status quo of friendly diplomatic relations between the two countries, the last general had no choice but to say such taboo words. In the final analysis, it is actually to be loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, to avoid war for the Great Song Dynasty, and to win peace! ”

Shi Liai's face suddenly twitched inadvertently-what a clever mouth! It seems that he has already seen my intentions here!

"Why, did the last general say the wrong thing?" Chu Tianya smiled, "Didn't your envoy receive such fake news?" ”

"Did you hear that?" Shi Liai asked slyly.

"I just heard it in the voice of your envoy. Of course, it is also possible that the general misunderstood. If so, the last general is not the Taiyuan prefect or the Xuanfu Division who represents the imperial court, and the words of the last general should not be counted, not the meaning of the imperial court. It's just a casual conversation between the general and your envoy, isn't it? Chu Tianya's answer was even more unremarkable.

Shi Liai had nothing to say. His stiff expression stiffened for a moment, and then he suddenly laughed, "It seems that the envoy is going to be happy, because General Song has not yet reached the Taiyuan prefect or a bigger official." Otherwise, the Dajin Kingdom would have an enemy even more powerful than Chu Tianya. ”

"Oh?" As soon as he heard this, Chu Tianya smiled, "Chu Tianya is a thief, and he will actually be regarded as a fierce enemy by the Jin Kingdom?" ”

Shi Liai turned his face sideways, squinted his eyes, looked at Chu Tianya a few times, and said with a smile: "The officials and ministers of the Southern Dynasty did not dare to go on the Northern Expedition, and the generals and soldiers did not dare to confront the Jin State; But Chu Tianya dared to go on a northern expedition, and the 100,000 people under his command dared to go north. That's what makes him great! ”

"Hey, how did your envoy know what Chu Tianya was thinking, could it be that your envoy had already talked to him?" Chu Tianya asked curiously.

"yes, we've talked about it." Shi Liai nodded while smiling, and said meaningfully, "Although he didn't say it explicitly, the envoy already felt it, and he really dared to do this." ”

"Why did he dare to go on a northern expedition?" Chu Tianya said with a smile, "Even if he has 100,000 rabbles under his command, how can he say that he can't match the hundreds of thousands of male soldiers of the Jin Kingdom, right?" Just a few people dare to go on a northern expedition, isn't it hitting a stone with an egg? ”

"If Chu Tianya had done things so reasonably, he would have died together with Taiyuan City last year." Shi Liai's eyes narrowed slightly, looked at Chu Tianya and said, "He's a madman, and no one can think of what he wants to do; And, as long as he thinks of it, he dares to do it. If one day Chu Tianya became the only barrier and optimus pillar in the south, then the envoy would not be surprised at all. Because, he has such potential and ability! - Miracles will only favor people like Chu Tianya. The last sentence was said by the wolf lord. ”

"Interesting." Chu Tianya said with a smile, "Your Honor, why don't you Jin people hate Chu Tianya?" And give him such high praise. ”

"You're right." Shi Liai's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and his eyes looked at Chu Tianya with a slight narrowing, "The Jurchens who grew up on horseback have always respected warriors who are more heroic than them, whether they are comrades or opponents. So, they use the wolf as a totem. Because among a pack of wolves, the strongest and most heroic one has always been the wolf king; Every wolf in the pack will be in awe of the tiger, but they dare to challenge the tiger and never die. The brave Jurchens would take pride in killing their awe-inspiring opponents! The most they want to do in this life is to string the ears of their most formidable opponents with a horse's tail and hang them under the neck of their beloved horses! ”

"That's a pity, Chu Tianya only has two ears after all." Chu Tianya said with a smile.

The Song Dynasty soldiers behind him also laughed. The expressions of Shi Liai and the Jurchen guards were extremely strict, as if they were participating in a solemn sacrifice, strict to awe and piety.

They were all staring at Chu Tianya.

"General Song, if you see Chu Tianya one day, please convey the envoy's greetings to him. At the same time, please sue him ......" Shi Liai took a deep breath and said very solemnly, "I, Shi Liai, will one day cut off his ears with my own hands!" ”

"Yes, happy to help." Chu Tianya smiled lightly, "But, what if you miss and are defeated by him again, or even captured alive?" ”

"I'll kill myself."

"Coward." Chu Tianya blurted out and scolded.

Shi Liai's face changed slightly, "What did you say?" ”

"If you lose, you will commit suicide, what is it that you can't afford to lose like this?" Chu Tianya smiled slightly, "I think, Chu Tianya, a person like you, is definitely not interested in cutting off your ears." Because, you may lose even the courage to live at any time. Such a coward is not worthy of being his opponent. ”

There was a sound of gnashing teeth all around, and the Jurchen guards were glaring again. Shi Liai was taking a deep breath and nodding heavily.

"Well said, good enough...... Shi Liai let out a long breath, "Then General Song thinks that if the envoy loses, what should he do?" ”

"Join his command and serve him as the master." Chu Tianya said lightly with a smile on his face.

"What?" Regarding Chu Tianya's answer, Shi Liai was obviously very surprised.

"Don't you think so?"

"Why should I do this?"

"Haha!" Chu Tianya laughed and said, "At the beginning, the noble envoy was also reused in the Liao State, and the official was the envoy of the Liaoxing Army, dominating the military and political power of one party, and Xuanhe was for a while. Later, he joined Yan Zonghan and became a hard-working think tank under him. The reason for this is nothing more than because the Jin State defeated the Liao State, he is strong, he has a future, and Wanyan Zonghan knows how to use people and abilities, and he has the grace to know you. Honorable envoy, is the last general right? ”

"It's not wrong, it's not all right." Shi Liai said, his face was a little ugly. After all, the concept of "loyal ministers do not matter to the two masters" is an eternal moral requirement for scholars. Even if Shi Liai is a Liao person, he is also a Han scholar who grew up in the atmosphere of Confucianism in Liao, and he still has scruples about such a concept in his heart.

"Then if Chu Tianya can defeat the Jin Kingdom and defeat Wanyan Zonghan again, won't it prove that he is stronger and more promising than Wanyan Zonghan? Moreover, if a superior person wants to achieve real success, the first thing is to learn to recognize people and use energy. Chu Tianya looked at Shi Liai with a smile on his face, "As mentioned above, isn't Chu Tianya a master who is more worthy of your envoy's allegiance than Wanyan Zonghan?" ”

"Nonsense!"

Shi Liai finally became a little angry.

Chu Tianya's words really touched his bottom line.

"Your envoy is angry." Chu Tianya was still smiling, hugged his fists and said, "The last general is a rough man, and I hope that the noble envoy will not take it to heart." ”

"Huh......," Shi Liai let out a long breath, "If these words were said by Chu Tianya, then it would become a life-and-death bet." Fortunately, and unfortunately, it was not said by Chu Tianya. ”

"If your envoy is interested in participating in this gamble, then the next time you see Chu Tianya, you will definitely convey it to him." Chu Tianya said with a smile, "However, if your envoy is afraid to let him know, the last general will also keep his mouth shut." What we say today is regarded as if we are full of food, and it is all nonsense! ”

Shi Liai's face trembled. knew that Chu Tianya was using the radical method, but he had no way to avoid it.

He took another deep breath, and finally said one word in a long voice—

"Okay—"