Recently, the most boring and depressed group of people in the entire Luoyang must be the Jurchen envoys. They have been here for almost a month, and they still haven't been received by anyone, they are served with good food and drink all day long, wandering around with nothing to do, and they can be seen everywhere in the tile prostitute casino. Later, many people ran out of money, so they had to stay in the post house and eat and wait for death. In my heart, I think about the national events that burn my eyebrows, which is called an "egg pain".

The leader of the Jurchen Mission, Chu Tianya is no stranger, that is, the Wanyan Valley God who was captured by Qixingzhai during the last battle of Huanglong Valley.

Chu Tianya specially sent Qingwei to keep an eye on Wanyan Gushen, and reported the news that this person did not have any unusual behavior. He can sit still very well, just read a book every day, take a walk, and when he is really bored, he will go to the market to take a look and appreciate the customs of the southern country. Not only did he inquire about the military deployment of the southern kingdom, but he also did not inquire about the news of the second prince, Wanyan Zongwang.

It stands to reason that since we have gone deep into the enemy's country, we should also care about the enemy's internal affairs and military. The more Wanyan Gushen was so calm, the more it confirmed the conjecture in Chu Tianya's heart: Wanyan Zonghan really had no intention of withdrawing his troops; He still set his goal in the hinterland of Luoyang and the Great Song Dynasty, in a vain attempt to bottom out and rebound.

Wanyan Zongwang, who was detained in the Luoyang Palace, looked a little impatient. He obviously knew that the envoy of the Jin State for peace talks had come to Luoyang, but Chu Tianya just refused to meet him, and was busy dealing with his Taishi's official duties all day long, or accompanying the pregnant Meijiao in the mansion. Wanyanzong looked really annoyed, and came to urge Chu Tianya more than once, so he knelt down and begged him to meet with the envoys of the Jin State, and started the peace talks between the two countries.

Where would Chu Tianya ignore him. Time is so important to him now, if he can delay it for one more day, it will definitely not be only half a day. The soldiers and horses on the Tokyo side urgently need to be run in, and there is still a big gap in the grain and grass of the three armies that need to be deployed from all over the country. More importantly, Wanyan Zonghan's unit on the north bank of the Yellow River has not suffered any losses or setbacks, and its combat strength is complete and its morale is normal. If you don't take the time to sharpen their spirits and make them slack off and angry, the chances of success will be greatly reduced.

Now, it's all about patience and time.

Time passed day by day. Xiao Linglong's belly slowly grew bigger, and the patience of the nuzhen slowly approached the critical point.

Finally this day came, Wanyan Zonghan was a little annoyed and angry. He didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and first sent the money, grain, and horses that Chu Tianya had "extorted" from him across the Yellow River to Liu Ziyu. This incident almost caused a big conflict. Because when Yan Zonghan greeted him in advance, Liu Ziyu refused with no upper hand order. But Wanyan Zonghan ignored it and directly transported these things by boat. Liu Ziyu knew that the matter was serious, so he strongly blocked it, and gave a solemn warning with war drums and horns when the enemy ship was halfway to the crossing, and almost shot him directly.

As a result, the group of Jurchens who sent things seemed to be Wang Ba's thallium iron heart, and they didn't even want their lives, so they pulled the boat to the south shore with a heart. Liu Ziyu's soldiers swarmed up and took down the enemy, and found a large amount of gold and silver that they were going to give to Chu Tianya, as well as three or four thousand war horses, from the cabin.

Then, the Jurchen sergeant who delivered the things was tied to death and did not make any resistance.

When you think about it, it's a bit ridiculous. In order to negotiate peace, he forced the other party to accept his own tribute, which may not have happened in history. Liu Ziyu didn't know what to do for a while, so he had to do his best to report the news to Luoyang.

After Chu Tianya heard the news, he knew in his heart that Wanyan Zonghan's patience had reached the limit. The matter of peace talks is not easy to drag on any longer. Otherwise, if you are too late, you will really have to bite the rat if you are in a hurry, in case Yan Zonghan kills the Yellow River with a dead net, the whole plan will be ruined.

So, Chu Tianya officially met with the Jurchen envoy. The venue of the meeting was chosen in the Taishi Mansion in Luoyang Palace.

Wanyan Gushen, a Jurchen nobleman, the creator of Jurchen writing. He is one of the few wealthy scholars among the Jurchen clan, and he is also a veteran of the battlefield who can fight battles. When he was captured in Qixingzhai, Bai Xu admired his knowledge, and often consulted with him, and learned a lot of secrets and customs about the Jurchen people and the northern kingdom from him.

Aside from his good position, Wanyan Gushen is indeed a righteous and erudite elder, both civil and military, open-minded, not as arrogant and domineering as ordinary Jurchens.

Since they are all strangers, they have a lot less hustle and bustle and politeness with each other. The meeting between Chu Tianya and Wanyan Gushen went straight to the point.

Gu Shen first handed over the letter of peace and alliance issued by the Emperor of Jin, the content was very simple, that is, he expressed his willingness to reconcile and form an alliance, and then handed over the power to deal with the details of the peace talks to the envoy Wanyan Gushen.

"His Royal Highness the King of Luoyang, His Majesty the Emperor of our country and the Manchu Dynasty sincerely reconcile with the Great Song Dynasty, and are willing to form a century-old alliance." "Before leaving, I read a letter written by His Royal Highness the Second Prince from Tokyo, which mentioned that the King of Luoyang had put forward three conditions for the peace alliance. The first is to return Shi Liai's family, the second is to return the three counties of Hebei such as Hejian, Zhending, and Zhongshan, as well as the whole land of Taiyuan Prefecture, and the third is to pay compensation to the Great Song Dynasty. All of these three can be agreed upon. Now we are asking, when does the king of Luoyang plan to return the second prince and the captured soldiers of our country? When was the covenant signed? ”

"Jin Guo is refreshing." Chu Tianya smiled and said, "This matter is not trivial, it has to be done step by step." A few days ago, Wanyan Zonghan sent the compensation and war horse I wanted first, and I haven't checked the authenticity yet. I believe that there will be news from Jiyuan in two days. If there is a bad product in the gold and silver sent by Wanyan Zonghan, or if there is a war horse that is an inferior horse, I will be angry. ”

"King Luoyang can rest assured. Our country has always put honesty first, and we will definitely not do such a thing. Ceres replied seriously, but there was no sarcasm in his words. Thinking about it, in the early years, after Tong Guan bought Yanshan Mansion, the Great Song Dynasty promised to give a batch of gold, silver and silk to the Jin Kingdom to redeem several other states and counties in the 'Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures'. As a result, the Great Song Dynasty has been in arrears, and finally sent a part of silver taels and silk, which changed hands by several officials, and all of them became inferior products.

At that time, this incident made Yan Zonghan angry, and in a fit of anger, he categorically refused to return to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and finally made his first wave of troops south. In the handling of such details, the officials of the Great Song Kingdom are indeed very inauthentic.

Chu Tianya naturally heard the mockery in the words of the god of grains, he smiled disapprovingly, and said: "Over the years, the Jurchens have also learned to be smart, and it is not impossible for things to be fake and shoddy. After my Jiyuan's subordinates report the news, we will discuss the return of the state and county. ”

"King Luoyang, wait!" Gu Shen was a little anxious, and hurriedly said, "I've been here for more than a month, so it's not appropriate to delay this matter any longer, right?" Why don't we talk about the return of Hebei counties first, and your country can first send officials and soldiers to take over the counties and counties. This is a time-consuming task, so it's better to do it as soon as possible. The king of Luoyang should also think about the people of those counties, who are looking forward to returning to their homeland. But the king of Luoyang has repeatedly delayed here...... That will make you lose the support of the people! ”

"Oh? That's true. Chu Tianya nodded thoughtfully, "By the way, the noble envoy seems to be saying-return the three counties of Hebei first, right?" ”

"Yes."

Chu Tianya smiled, "Then why didn't you return Taiyuan Mansion first?" ”

Wanyan Gushen was slightly stunned, and then smiled bitterly, "The King of Luoyang should know that there are still more than 300,000 troops stationed in Taiyuan Mansion at present. In front of him, there is the Yellow River natural danger and the iron division of the king of Luoyang blocking the road, and he can't go half a step forward; If you retreat in a hurry, you are afraid of being pursued, so you don't dare to retreat lightly. Hundreds of thousands of horses and horses in our army are waiting for the king of Luoyang to sign this paper alliance before they can retreat with peace of mind and return the entire territory of Taiyuan Mansion to the Great Song Kingdom. ”

"When did Wanyan Zonghan become so timid, are you still afraid that I will chase him?" Chu Tianya smiled half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Okay, then let's talk about the return of the three counties of Hebei first." I have an ugly saying ahead - if the Jin Kingdom had already killed and burned all the three counties of Hebei, then I would not give up. This is the end of the peace talks. We'll only see you on the battlefield! ”

"King Luoyang, please rest assured." The god of Ceres saluted and said, "Except for the great victory between Zhending and King Kang, the soldiers and horses of our country have not encountered a battle in Hebei, nor have they slaughtered the city or disturbed the people. At that time, His Royal Highness the Second Prince led the army all the way, eager to break through the Yellow River and cut into the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty. So they didn't even make any stops. Hebei Prefecture and County, which surrendered to the wind, were generally intact and did not suffer much from the military rebellion. ”

"That's pretty much it. But your words alone are not enough to believe it. I'll have to wait for my generals to send back the exact news from Hebei before I can really believe it. Chu Tianya nodded very seriously, in fact, he already knew such a big thing, if Jin Guo really slaughtered the city in Hebei repeatedly, it would be impossible to sit together and talk peacefully today. It can be seen that after so many years of war and competition, the Jurchens, who originally conquered the world simply by force, also learned to govern the world with their brains and wrists. The slaughter of the city will not be done lightly.

"Then please ask the king of Luoyang to quickly send officials and generals to lead the soldiers and horses to Hebei according to the county." Gu Shen said calmly.

"Okay......" Chu Tianya still hesitated, thought for a long time, as if he was very helpless, "Okay, I'll send a few people to bring some idle soldiers and horses, and go to Hebei County to inspect first." Your Excellency, please also send a message back to your country immediately, asking your court and army to withdraw officials and men, and do not have unnecessary conflicts with the men and horses of our Great Song Dynasty at that time. ”

"This is natural, King Luoyang can rest assured." Ceres let out a visibly sigh of relief. He was relieved that there would be some progress in today's peace talks.

"Then let's send the letter of resignation together!" Chu Tianya said, "Pen and ink are waiting!" ”

Immediately, a scribe took pen, ink, paper, and inkstone and gave it to Chu Tianya and Wanyan Gushen. The two wrote letters in front of each other, one to Tokyo and the other to Hebei, directing the county to settle the matter.

While writing the letter, the god of Ceres scolded in his heart: This Chu Tianya is really difficult to deal with, he is really too treacherous and scoundrel!

The letter was ready, and both of them showed it to each other, and then handed it to the post to be sent by six hundred miles of expedited horse.

"May I ask the King of Luoyang, when will the second prince and the captured soldiers of our country be released?" Ceres asked again.

"When the people I sent to Hebei reported the news, told me that I had successfully taken over the counties of Hebei, and confirmed that there was nothing unusual there, I immediately sent someone to send the captured sergeants back. At that time, it is time for Yan Zonghan to withdraw from Taiyuan; As long as his soldiers and horses pull out of the camp and withdraw from the range of Taiyuan Mansion, I will immediately release Wanyan Zongwang. Chu Tianya said, "Before that, please don't rush. There is no definite news for a day, and I will not release people for a day.

"Okay, gentleman's word—"

Chu Tianya grinned, "It's hard to chase a horse!" ”

The next day, Tokyo.

Jiao Wentong took the edict of the Taishi Mansion sent by Chu Tianya, and couldn't help but shoot the case, "Very good, it's finally here-Pengju, Pengju!" ”

Yue Fei hurriedly entered, "What did the second brother call me?" ”

"Look!"

Yue Fei took the letter and looked at it, and suddenly his spirit was full of energy, "Sure enough, as the lord expected, the Jin people couldn't wait to talk about the peace alliance, and they all promised to return Hebei counties first!" ”

"The lord is too godly, and he is like a god!" Jiao Wentong was amazed and excited, "It just so happens that now our soldiers and horses have been trained quite well, and the equipment, grain and grass required for the northward journey have been prepared. The lord's grasp of the timing and heat is simply superb! Admire, Jiao is really admired! ”

"Second brother, are we acting according to the original plan?" Yue Fei asked.

"Hmm." Jiao Wentong's thick eyebrows sank slightly, stroked his hair with his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "This time, we must act confidentially and prudently, and we must also keep our own sergeants strictly confidential. Now, I will act according to the order, and lead the 50,000 forbidden troops in Tokyo to Hebei to garrison and take over the counties returned by the Jinren. First of all, I want to wronged you and your tiger elite to pretend to be a folk man to walk with me and escort grain and grass for me. There are armor and weapons hidden in the grain and straw bales, and when I go to take over the counties and counties in Hebei, you will lead the tiger to break through the Huanglong Valley in the dark and penetrate directly behind Yan Zonghan - the time and letter have been agreed! Don't be a day too late, and never a day too late! ”

"Yes!" Yue Fei solemnly clenched his fists.

"Yes, yes!" Jiao Wentong took a deep breath to calm his excited mood, "After most of the Central Plains, we are going back to Taiyuan again...... Taiyuan, Taiyuan! ”

After noon, Luoyang Wangfuzhong.

Today, Bai Xu came to accompany Chu Tianya to fish together. There were no idlers within a hundred steps of the two, and even Xiao Linglong did not follow, only Qingwei was under strict martial law in the distance.

"Lord, Xiao Sheng thinks that although this strategy is feasible, it is quite risky." Bai Xu looked at the buoy on the water and whispered, "In case the news spreads in the pass, I'm afraid it will affect the panic of the people." In particular, the source of soldiers in our army is relatively complicated, the run-in time is not long, and the people's hearts are not particularly gathered. In case this matter spreads, Xiaosheng is most worried about ...... Luoyang is dilapidated from the inside. ”

"Therefore, we must master this 'degree'." Chu Tianya, who was wearing a hat, squinted at the water and said unhurriedly, "The truth of the matter, the fewer people who know, the better." After the incident, the news must be strictly blocked, as if it were a real thing. Of course, one or two people from the Jurchen mission must be arranged to become witnesses. After the incident, they must be arrested and kept under close guard. Then, the design made it difficult for them to escape and go back to ventilate. ”

"None of our people know about it, and it is really difficult for the Jurchens to escape." Bai Xu said, "Moreover, across the Yellow River, even if they are lucky to escape, how can they report the news?" ”

"I believe that Wanyan Zonghan will not send a group of idiots to be messengers." The corners of Chu Tianya's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled secretly, "At least half of the people in this mission are wolf tooth special guards. If they don't even have the ability to ventilate, then they won't be wolf teeth. Don't worry about the enemy, respectfully. What you have to worry about the most is that after the incident, you must stand up and stabilize the situation. Don't forget, now we are no longer in Qingyun Castle or Seven Star Village like we used to be. We have the official family of the Great Song Dynasty and the entire imperial court around us. If we're not careful, we'll capsize. ”

"Xiaosheng understands." Bai Xu exhaled softly, "Capture the thief and capture the king, after the incident, I will first control the official family, and then surround Luoyang and ask Brother Meng Qi to come out and preside over the overall situation." He is now the black-faced Yan Jun of Luoyang. I believe that he can suppress the entire imperial court and the entire Luoyang! ”

Chu Tianya thought for a moment and nodded lightly, "I believe in you, you will definitely do it!" ”

"Lord Xiao's ......" Bai Xu hesitated a little, "She is pregnant, how can she be good?" ”

Chu Tianya's brows twisted slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "I'll arrange it." ”

Bai Xu breathed a sigh of relief, "Lord, this is a clever plan, and it is also a poisonous plan. Wanyan Zonghan and the Western Xia people, as well as Yelu Dashi, are very likely to be deceived. At the same time, the risks are not small. What's more, you're not there when it's most critical...... Xiaosheng, I feel a little bottomless. ”

Chu Tianya looked at the undulating fish mark on the river, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he shouted softly, "Get up!" ”

The fishing line suddenly tightened, and the rod was bent, and a big fish took the bait and swam back and forth frantically under the water.

"Hooked!" Bai Xu smiled and said, "Good luck for the lord!" ”

Chu Tianya carefully pulled the fishing rod to whirl with the big fish at the bottom of the water, and at the same time raised his eyebrows, "Luck will always only favor those who are prepared!" ”