After being confused and hesitating for a while, Chu Tianya felt that great disaster was coming, and it was useless to be self-conscious. It was inevitable that the Jin army would move south, and since it could not be stopped, it could only be defended in advance. But he is just a prison city official, and he doesn't have a single soldier in his hands - then he can only hope for the officials and generals of Taiyuan Mansion!

Nowadays, the prefect of Taiyuan is Zhang Xiaochun, and Chu Tianya's little official Xiu said that he knew him, but he didn't see him much. If he took the liberty of running and said, "The Jin people are going south to invade the Song Dynasty" - this is a big thing, how can a prefect listen to a small official? At that time, it will be considered good luck for him to be beaten with a stick, and he may be charged with the crime of bewitchment and thrown into prison.

In fact, judging from Chu Tianya's understanding of the current Great Song Dynasty officialdom, Hugh said that he was a small official, and even Zhang Xiaochun himself might not dare to report this matter to the imperial court.

There were border ministers of the Song generation, and they all did not dare to report the border danger to the imperial court, unless the enemy had already hit them, and they would report it urgently. Because the court of the Great Song Dynasty hated those ministers who saw the wind and rain, and "provoked the border in vain". In case there is no war after the report, the court will spend a lot of money and food to deal with it, which is a great sin. Over time, such a custom has been formed - if you don't see a rabbit, you don't scatter an eagle, and if you don't see a beacon, you don't report it. Therefore, the border defense of the Great Song Dynasty is always passive, and the imperial court is even more aware of it, and it is difficult not to be beaten everywhere!

Moreover, such an atmosphere has already formed in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty: officials and ladies stick to the rules and do not want to forge ahead, open their mouths to close their mouths to the classics and ancestral teachings, as long as they know a few Confucian scriptures, chant a few poems, and write a few good calligraphy and paintings, then they will have a worry-free future. In addition, the officials are exaggerated and happy, and the vassals are elegant and contemptuous. In the first term of office, it is a great achievement to seek no faults, and "greed for ink and corruption without enterprising" has almost become the overall pattern of the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty; If there is any official who is honest and pragmatic and loyal to his duties and dares to do practical things, he will be ridiculed as a "layman" by his peers and will be suppressed and excluded.

In such an environment, Chu Tianya is quite self-aware - it is unrealistic to expect those officials who take "inaction" as their motto to resist gold and save people. So, is it feasible to report to the generals who are guarding Taiyuan?

Today, it is the famous eunuch in history and one of the 'six thieves' in the late Northern Song Dynasty who guards Taiyuan: Tong Guan!

He not only mentioned the military affairs of Hedong and Hebei, but was also responsible for diplomatic relations with the Jin State. Now, there are tens of thousands of troops stationed outside Taiyuan City, which is an elite pro-meritorious army recruited by Tong Guan himself and subordinate to the imperial forbidden army-Shengjie Army.

If Tong Guan can lead the army to sit in Taiyuan and defend it with all his might, there is still hope to resist the invasion of the Jin Kingdom!

"But Tong Guan is a famous traitor, one of the 'six thieves who died in the country' in the Northern Song Dynasty. Historically, it was precisely because he fled from battle and took away the main Song army guarding Taiyuan that he finally led the fall of Taiyuan...... "Thinking of this, Chu Tianya couldn't help but feel more and more critical and even desperate.

After thinking about it again and again, Chu Tianya gritted his teeth and decided-'dead horse as a live horse doctor', whether it works or not, try it first!

Let's start with Tong Guan!

Thinking all the way, Chu Tianya came to Taiyuan Prison City.

The prison guarding the door naturally recognized Chu Tianya, so he walked all the way into the prison unhindered. drew a charge at the point, and Jiang Laosan, the follower of the prison, invited Chu Tianya to no one and secretly stuffed him with a small object wrapped in a blue and white cloth.

Chu Tianya opened it and saw that it was a thumb-sized crystal clear jade pendant. Seeing that this color system is not very valuable and expensive, it also wears a red thread rope, which looks like a woman's close thing around her neck.

Jiang Laosan trembled and made amends, and whispered: "Taibao, the villain is too late to start slowly, and all the gold and silver on Xue Yu's body have been looted by the old snake and skinning. The villain searched his whole body, and finally found this jade pendant in his underwear, so he used it to honor the Taibao. ”

Chu Tianya quietly wrapped the jade pendant in his arms and asked, "Since Xue Yu was caught in, has anyone come to visit him?" ”

"Nope."

"What's his unusual reaction?"

"When he was in prison, he didn't say a word like a dead man, and he was indifferent to the shouting, kicking, and robbing of his belongings." When Jiang Laosan said this, he was suddenly startled, "That is, when the villain was snatching his jade pendant, he suddenly roared angrily, and tried to break free from the rope to take my life...... Scared the hell out of me! ”

Chu Tianya nodded, and said in his heart that this jade pendant should be extremely important to Xue Yu.

Jiang Laosan saw that his boss Chu Tianya was in the mood to chat with him, so he talked hard and said, "If you want to talk about this Xue Yu, she was really the number one person back then!" ——Before he fell into the grass and Taihang, he was under the jurisdiction of the soldiers and horses of the Daimyo Mansion, but he was not a small official! It is said that he is the descendant of Xue Rengui of the former Tang Dynasty, and he lost the halberd method of his ancestors, but he practiced a good knife technique, which is really unpredictable and has the courage of ten thousand people! Also, the appearance he looks like is Saibi Pan'an, and he doesn't know how many women in the famous mansion he has fascinated for a while, so he is called 'Mei Xue Lang', and he is the number one person in Hebei. ”

Chu Tianya frowned slightly, he didn't expect that this Jiang Laoshan was still a talker, but he saved himself from interrogating himself, so he asked, "You know him very well?" ”

"The villain's hometown is the Daimyo's mansion." Jiang Laosan grinned sycophantly.

Chu Tianya nodded quietly, pretending to be careless and said: "Cao Kou is Cao Kou, and it was useless to be a big official before." Besides, is it necessary for a man to be born so beautiful, and not to rely on this face to eat? I don't have to say, this Xue Yu must be a thief who is full of evil, burning, killing, and abusing all kinds of evil! - Jiang Laosan, do you say yes or no? ”

"Huh? ......" Jiang Laosan was stunned, first shook his head, but immediately nodded again and again in horror, "Yes, what Taibao said is very true!" ”

"It's a fart, you're clearly perfunctory to me!" Chu Tianya lowered his voice and reprimanded, "Don't you know him very well, tell me quickly, Xue Yu, what kind of person is the number one?" If we don't find out what he is, how can we get rich? ”

Jiang Laosan smiled on the spot when he heard the word "fortune", so he stopped pushing and said: "Xue Yu is the leader of the third chair on the Taihang Seven Star Peak, and he must have many heroes in the green forest who want to make money for him, or spend a lot of money to rescue him, so it is not difficult to make a fortune from him!" ”

Chu Tianya smiled, "You kid don't have an axe here, you still need to teach this?" - Tell me, what is Xue Yu like? ”

"Hehe, Taibao has scolded many times, the villain is too much, he should be beaten, he should be beaten." Jiang Laosan slapped his mouth a few times and laughed wryly, and said, "If you really want to tell the truth, this Xue Yu ...... is really the number one hero. He is chivalrous in helping the needy, not only bold and keeping, but also special love and righteousness, the heroes and heroes in Hebei are happy to make friends with him, and his reputation has always been very loud. In the early years, he became a relative, and the husband and wife were very affectionate, which cut off the infatuation of many women, and for a time the daimyo's mansion did not know how many deep resentful women could not sleep at night. However, a few years ago, when his wife returned to her mother's house in Yanshan Mansion in Liao, she disappeared in the military rebellion and has not been heard from since! Some people say that her wife was taken captive by the Jin people to Liaodong. Since then, Xue Yu's temperament has changed drastically, and he is addicted to alcohol, so he has the nickname of 'Drunken Sword King'. I heard that he always wanted to find his wife, and hated Jin Ren to the core. Later, he fell out with the daimyo prefect and seemed to have killed someone, so he was imprisoned. Later, he was rescued, and he went to Taihang and fell into the grass. ”

"From 'Mei Xue Lang' to 'Drunken Knife King'......" Chu Tianya said to himself, "This Xue Yu is really a seed of infatuation." ”

"Not really!" Jiang Laosan slapped his thigh and was about to babble again, but Chu Tianya interrupted him with a wave of his hand and stuffed him with a small silver ingot.

"Although this piece of jade is not very valuable, it is rare for you to have such filial piety. You and I are on duty tonight, you go get some drinks and sweets to kill the night, and the excess should be rewarded to you. Chu Tianya said.

"Thank you Taipo!" Jiang Laosan took the silver gratefully, and Sa Huan'er ran away.

Chu Tianya looked around, there was a circle of torches lit in the cell, several prisoners were sleeping on the grass, and several prisoners were gambling and drinking in the desk room on one side. A sealed iron prison at the end of the porch was for felons, and Xue Yu was held there.

Chu Tianya walked towards that side, and said in his heart: If Bai Xu's words are one-sided, then Jiang Laosan's words are credible. Because he is a prisoner, he can't afford to brag about the prisoners under him.

"Xue Rengui's descendants, Mei Xue Lang, Drunken Knife King...... I'd like to see it with my own eyes! ”

It was not difficult for Chu Tianya to get the key to the door of the prison for felons, and after a while, he opened the door with embroidered wounds.

"Crunch-" After the dull sound, there was a sour, musty, and bloody smell mixed together, which was extremely unpleasant. Chu Tianya couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose, and took a torch before entering the cell.

At this time, he saw a man with a mantle tied to the cross shelf, with strong hemp ropes tied to his hands, feet, waist, and neck.

It's just that he has his hair scattered, but he can't see his face clearly. Moreover, Chu Tianya opened the cell door and walked in with a torch, but he still just drooped his head and did not react at all, as if he was a dead man.

Chu Tianya reflexively closed the door, fixed the torch to the lamp and stepped forward, only to shake the jade pendant in front of Xue Yu's eyes, and he immediately raised his head suddenly-"Give it back to me!" ”

Only then did Chu Tianya see his eyes clearly, although he was full of wolves and scabs, he could still see that this Xue Yu did live up to the name of "Mei Xue Lang", and he looked so handsome.

It's just that his eyes are very cold and fierce, staring at Chu Tianya, like a cheetah about to pounce!

Chu Tianya glanced at him, and without speaking, he wrapped the jade pendant in the blue and white handkerchief and put it in Xue Yu's arms.

A look of confusion suddenly appeared on Xue Yu's face, "You ......"

"Shhhh......h ”

"Strategist?" Xue Yu couldn't help but be stunned, "He came to Taiyuan Mansion?" ”

"He's your advisor?" Chu Tianya raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, "I really can't see it." ”

"What do you call a righteous man?" Xue Yu looked Chu Tianya up and down.

"Chu Tianya. Taiyuan Mansion Prison City Dispatch. Chu Tianya glanced at the window vigilantly and said, "It's inconvenient to say more now, when I go back, I will discuss with Bai Xu about the plan to save you." But before that, you have to answer me a question! ”

Xue Yu frowned and looked Chu Tianya up and down again, "Righteous man, please speak." ”

"What are you doing in Taiyuan Mansion?" Chu Tianya asked.

Xue Yu suddenly wondered, "Why do you ask this?" ”

"It's important." Chu Tianya said sternly.

"I won't sue you." Xue Yu's face suddenly became cold, and his tone became hard, "If the righteous man saves it, he will save it, and if he doesn't save it, he will save it." You don't have to blackmail it. ”

"I'm not trying to blackmail you." Chu Tianya said, "I just want to know what kind of person you are; Also, I have to prove that they have deceived me. ”

"I won't say it, you can go!" Xue Yu turned his face away and didn't look at Chu Tianya properly, "Thank you for your kindness, Xue will die if he dies, and he will never leak any news!" ”

"So, you came to Taiyuan Mansion because you have a heavy responsibility?" Chu Tianya has done a lot of interrogation such things, and the work of capturing information from the inadvertent words of the prisoner has already been perfected, and then he said, "Since you are one of the leaders of the Taihang Righteous Army, and you have sat in the third position in Qixing Village, but you have personally ventured into danger and come to Taiyuan, it must not be a private matter." At present, the relationship between the Great Song Dynasty and the Jin State is tense, and Tong Guan is sitting in Taiyuan - Xue Xuanzhi, you won't come to assassinate Tong Guan, or to find out military secrets, right? ”

Xue Yu suddenly turned his head and looked at Chu Tianya with wide eyes and surprise, "Who are you?" ”

Chu Tianya smiled indifferently, "Chu Tianya, a member of the Taiyuan Mansion Prison City." ”

Xue Yu looked at Chu Tianya with surprise and vigilance, and said word by word, "No, you are definitely not a mere official!" ”

"Why?" Chu Tianya couldn't help laughing, "Where am I not like a messenger?" ”

After Xue mixed in the military officialdom, he wandered the rivers and lakes and read countless people. You...... It doesn't look like a bad guy at all! Xue Yu suddenly said in a deep voice, "Say, who are you?!" ”

"I really don't want to say that a third time." Chu Tianya smiled helplessly, "You don't believe me, you should always believe Bai Xu, right?" …… At this time, it is inconvenient to say more, and you can rest in prison with peace of mind. Wait for me to discuss with Bai Xu, and then come to your rescue! ”

"Wait! - If you don't say it clearly, how can Xue believe you? ”

Chu Tianya stopped talking nonsense with him, took a torch and went out, and locked the big iron door with a bang.

"If you want to get close to Tong Guan, you have to fall on this Xue Yu......" With a deep groan, Chu Tianya had a mysterious smile on his face and strode away.