Chu Tianya, the king of Luoyang, was about to marry Xiao Linglong, the lord of Flying Fox County, and set up the matter of the princess of the county.

That's a big deal. With Chu Tianya's status and influence today, he wants to be crowned as a concubine, no less than the emperor. Since the official Zhao Huan is in Luoyang, he can't ignore this. So he issued a holy decree to the whole world, ordering all prefectures and states to send people to celebrate, and all subordinates above the fifth rank in the court should not be absent. Moreover, foreign monarchs and ministers were invited to the banquet and rejoice.

Moreover, the wedding of the princess of Luoyang was organized by the imperial court. The wedding date is set for the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, two months later.

Originally, Chu Tianya didn't want to behave in such a high-profile and extravagant manner, but considering the current situation, especially the "trick", it was not a bad thing to make a fuss to divert the attention of the Jurchens, so he agreed.

As a result, Chu Tianya and Xiao Linglong, the names of these two people quickly became the most talked about words in the Great Song Dynasty. There is no shortage of people who are picky about Xiao Linglong's bloodline and origin, but after all, no one dares to jump out and say "no" to the marriage of King Luoyang. Chu Tianya and Xiao Linglong themselves didn't take this kind of thing to heart at all.

The two are finally going to get married, and the happiest ones are He Bo and Meng De. The two of them, one is like Chu Tianya's father, and the other is a righteous brother who is far closer than his own brothers. No matter what kind of identity Chu Tianya is, whether he used to be a small Taibao who was mixed in Taiyuan, or now he is a generation of heroes who hold the power of the world, in their eyes, Chu Tianya is just their child and younger brother, who needs to be taken care of and cared for. Chu Tianya's marriage is the most joyful event for them!

As a result, Meng De became the "chief person" of Chu Tianya's wedding, and he got up early all day and was busy all day long, and he didn't know a trace of tiredness, far happier than when he got married. Uncle He is very calm to publicize Chu Tianya's marriage everywhere, and accepts the congratulations of others as a matter of course, and he never gets tired of listening to the old face and blossoms, it is really like his only son is going to marry and continue the incense of his family.

Throughout Luoyang, countless people began to work and Zhang Luo for Chu Tianya's wedding. On the contrary, Chu Tianya and Xiao Linglong, the two parties, have become idlers. After returning to Luoyang, Chu Tianya spent most of his time with Xiao Linglong, who was pregnant, quietly enjoying the sweetness of love and looking forward to the beauty of being a father.

This is a hurry for the Jurchen envoy who has been waiting to be received. They went to the Luoyang palace every day to ask to see Chu Tianya, and without exception, they all ate behind closed doors, and sometimes they would incur a ridicule from the palace sergeants - the prince was tired when he came back from the battle, and he was very busy when he returned to the palace, and he was finally able to accompany the princess when he returned to the palace, so why did he come to contact you for state affairs at this time? If you want to talk about state affairs, go to Luoyang Palace to post it!

The envoys of the Jin Kingdom were both annoyed and helpless, and there was a fart for going to Luoyang Palace to post a post, and the post was going to be transferred to the hands of the King of Luoyang to decide?

In the end, they came to a conclusion: Chu Tianya, the king of Luoyang, was deliberately delaying time.

Wanyan Zongwang, who followed Chu Tianya to Luoyang together, seemed to have seen this, and he came to Chu Tianya more than once to urge and complain. Chu Tianya always perfunctorily said "I'll talk about it tomorrow", but the result was always unsuccessful.

Wanyan Zongwang was helpless. After all, they ask others to do things, and they are anxious about others but ignore them, no matter how anxious they are, it is useless.

Chu Tianya was indeed stalling for time. He thought very clearly in his heart, if he delayed here for one more day, Wanyan Zonghan on the north bank of the Yellow River would have less military rations, more worries, and more turmoil in the army's morale. Moreover, Jiao Wentong and Yue Fei in Tokyo have one more day of preparation and running-in time, and the chances of winning will also increase.

Recently, the palace is naturally very lively, and there are many people coming in and out, but few people pay attention to the fact that there are often one or two Tangut people mixed in the middle of the silk merchants or porters' handlebars, and mixed into the palace.

They had come to meet Chu Tianya in secret, and the purpose was to discuss the plan for joint troops in the near future.

The Tangut people have always coveted the Hedong territory of the Great Song Dynasty. After moving the base from Taiyuan to Luoyang from Chu Tianya, it was occupied by the Jin State. The Western Xia Kingdom also took it for granted that the competition for Hedong was the territory of the Jin State, and it was not considered an enemy of the Great Song Dynasty. So they were "very righteous" and took the initiative to find Chu Tianya, and promised to help him send troops together to deal with Wanyan Zonghan, who is now entrenched in Hedong. The proposed condition was that when the territory of the Jin State was divided in the future, a part of the prefectures and counties in the east of the river could be ceded to the allied Western Xia State.

Chu Tianya despised and hated the Western Xia Kingdom from the bottom of his heart, and it was impossible to assign any inch of land east of the river to the Western Xia Kingdom. But at present, the greed of the Western Xia Kingdom is the place that can be used, Chu Tianya temporarily pressed this thought, and said very generously and reasonably, since it is an alliance, the interests should be shared. If Yan Zonghan can be defeated, half of the territory east of the river should belong to the Western Xia Kingdom.

Chu Tianya even signed a secret clause with the envoys of the Western Xia Kingdom on behalf of the Great Song Dynasty, agreeing on the principle of dividing interests after victory.

Even the military advisor Bai Xu didn't know about this matter. Insiders, only the lords of Chu Tianya and Western Xia and his confidants and envoys.

Although the Western Xia was small, they had been wandering and hesitating between the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State over the years, and after the Jurchens became stubborn, they took refuge in the Jurchens. They have always played such a "soy sauce" role, but no major country can ignore their energy, so they all want to try their best to win them over. The consequence of this is that the three great powers of Song, Liao, and Jin fought bloodied, and Western Xia, a seemingly weak and small marginal country, took advantage of the blood of the Three Kingdoms! When fighting, he took advantage of it, and flattered him everywhere.

In short, they will never do anything that is not beneficial. Including the current Lian Song Dynasty attacking gold, the wishful thinking of the Western Xia people is almost directly put on the table and knocked - it will be Hedong!

The Western Xia people thought that they had pinched the "life" of the Great Song Dynasty, and were twice in a row by the Jurchens who went deep into the hinterland to enter the imperial capital, and the wars and reparations for several years had already hollowed out the family foundation of the Great Song Dynasty, a rich country. Although the Great Song Dynasty won the first battle of Wutong Plain, he also exhausted his strength. Obviously, it is impossible to swallow the entire Jin Kingdom on its own.

Previously, the balance of power between the Jin Kingdom and the Great Song Dynasty was very different, and no one would have thought that Wanyan Zongwang would actually be wiped out in the first battle of Wutong Plain. After this battle, the shape shì reversed, and the Jin State, which had an overwhelming advantage, suddenly fell into the upper hand. But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and even if the Jin Kingdom only has half of its troops left, it is not something that the Great Song Dynasty can easily deal with.

In other words, after the First World War in Wutongyuan, the strength of the Song and Jin countries was basically equal, and a state of "balance" was reached. Generally speaking, in such a situation, the two countries will not fight again, but tacitly agree to make peace and recuperate. If you are bent on fighting to the death, it is the snipe and the clam competing for the fish.

At this time, the people who most hoped that the Song and Jin countries would continue to fight, of course, were the Western Xia people who sat on the side and watched the tiger fight. And their entry into the war will certainly be able to upset the current balance between the two countries. In other words, if Chu Tianya didn't attract the Western Xia Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom would definitely do the same. It depends on who gives the greater temptation between the two countries.

The Tangut people also thought about it again and again, and then decided to ally with the Great Song Dynasty to fight against the Jurchens. The reason is very simple, the Jin State is too strong, if the Western Xia helps the Jin State destroy the Great Song Dynasty, the next one will definitely be the turn of the Western Xia, and this kind of truth can only be ignored by the officials and the court of the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise they would not have united the Jin State to destroy the Liao State together. Today's Western Xia lord is Li Qianshun (known as Western Xia Chongzong), who is quite virtuous in history, and he can survive in the cracks with the weakness of Western Xia, and repeatedly seek benefits in the struggle between great powers, which is enough to prove his shrewdness and sophistication. This kind of stupid thing of helping foreigners beat up neighbors, Li Qianshun will definitely not be able to do it.

In fact, there is another more important reason, the Western Xia and the Great Song Dynasty have fought for more than a hundred years, and no one can help anyone, and the Western Xia people have never been afraid of the Great Song Dynasty, but they are really afraid of the fierce Jurchens. Therefore, if they have to choose one between the Great Song Dynasty and the Jurchen as a neighbor, they must choose the Great Song Dynasty. Even if the neighbor ends up turning against him, it's better than being killed by a group of vicious bloodthirsty robbers.

Li Qianshun and Chu Tianya, each with a ghost, each had their own plans and interests in their hearts, and they formed the Songxia Alliance immediately. The two sides secretly made an agreement, just wait for the letter from Chu Tianya's side to send out, and the tens of thousands of Iron Harrier elite cavalry on the side of the Western Xia Kingdom who have already been waiting for each other will shoot mercilessly at the army of their suzerainty like a hidden arrow, and mercilessly stab Yan Zonghan's cold knife!

……

While secretly discussing with the Western Xia people, Chu Tianya sent someone to summon Liu Ziyu, the commander of Jiyuan, to the palace to meet with him.

Tokyo has Jiao Wentong and Yue Fei as the surprise attack, and the Western Front has the Xixia people's strategy and blockade, and Luoyang is the real main battlefield.

In this battle, Chu Tianya will definitely not be able to command it personally, because he has to serve as the commander-in-chief of the entire battle at all times, and more importantly, he needs to be the protagonist of this "plan within a plan", perform the play well, and deceive the Jurchens to the end!

Liu Ziyu, a young talent who had just been promoted, was pinned on Chu Tianya with high hopes. An extremely heavy burden was on his shoulders - when the war began, Liu Ziyu would lead the Jin army stationed in Jiyuan to serve as the main frontal attacker and launch an attack on Wanyan Zongwang!

Xixia is a cold arrow, Yue Fei is a surprise attack, but Liu Ziyu has to fight a tough battle face-to-face. The soldiers and horses under his command are not elite, and most of them are mainly Qingyun slashing infantry. Such a sergeant is suitable for assault warfare to grab a beach and cross the river.

Not long after Liu Ziyu was promoted, he was entrusted with such an important task, and he was so excited that he almost trembled.

"Ziyu, do you know why I asked you to fight such an important battle?" Chu Tianya deliberately wanted to make his words clear, so that he would have less worries in his heart and cheer him up.

"Subordinate...... is a shallow learner, and when he first came to the road, he didn't dare to take on this big responsibility. Liu Ziyu hugged his fists heavily, "But since the lord can afford and trust his subordinates, and his subordinates are full of liver and brains, he must also find this battle!" ”

Chu Tianya raised his hand, "What I want to see now is not your confidence and assurance, but to let you really understand why I chose you to fight head-on at home, the marshal of the army." ”

"The subordinates are foolish, please make it clear to the lord!" Liu Ziyu hugged his fists.

Chu Tianya looked at him with a smile, "Because you are young, you are full of momentum and dare to act." The opponent of this battle, Wanyan Zonghan, is several times superior to you in terms of troops, and his experience, ability, and the combat ability of the army are also unforgettable. Generally speaking, veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time face such a situation, and they lose for a while in their hearts. Because he is too experienced to know that this battle is more than lucky. On the contrary, a clever and talented young commander is more likely to take risks and use his wisdom to skillfully defeat extremely powerful enemies. ”

Liu Ziyu took a deep breath, "Just like when the lord was in Taiyuan, he unexpectedly defeated the invincible Wanyan Zonghan with the weak and the strong - the subordinates will remember the teachings of the lord!" ”

"There's another reason why I use you as a teacher, because you're new here." Chu Tianya said, "Now although I can nominally mobilize all the soldiers and horses in the Great Song Dynasty, in fact, I will directly obey my orders, and for the time being, there is still only one vote of people and horses that I pulled out after I walked out of Taiyuan." Among our group of people, the core is the old team of Qixingzhai and Qingyun Castle. We have been together for too long, we know each other's roots, and we will look at each other's face. Even if I, the master, see a little minion who has been following me for a long time, and I will take into account the old feelings when I behave and do things. If you have too many scruples, it is easy to be afraid subjectively, and you can't give it a go as you did when you were in Taiyuan. You're different—you're new and don't have a deep relationship with anyone. You can be truly iron-faced and selfless, and military law is ruthless. As long as I give you power, you will let go of your hands and feet to do it; Someone disobeys, military justice is engaged. Only when the order is forbidden to say one thing or the other, can you fight this battle well.

Listen well, I'm going to let you be arbitrary, and don't listen to anyone's orders and builds. Do whatever comes to your mind, without any scruples - if anyone dares to stand in your way or disobey you, whoever he is, he will be court-martialed!

Liu Ziyu is such a smart person, Chu Tianya has said this, of course he understands Chu Tianya's intentions - in the original core team of the Jin Army, it is not that there are no talents, but that everyone has been together for too long, and they have ties and scruples with each other, and they are easy to be emotional in the face of major events, thus delaying the fighter and missing the good situation.

Chu Tianya wants Liu Ziyu to be an iron-blooded commander who doesn't recognize his six relatives, just to fight a good battle, and the rest of the people are sophisticated, so they don't care!

"Whew-"

With a sound, Liu Ziyu bit off the little finger of his left hand in front of Chu Tianya!

Chu Tianya's eyes widened, "What stupid thing are you doing?!" ”

"The subordinates cut off their fingers as an oath, and please make a military order!" Liu Ziyu knelt down, put his bloody hand on the top of his head, and swore to the sky, "I will do my best to win this battle!" - If there is the slightest mistake, please behead my whole family!

Chu Tianya took a deep breath, "Victory and defeat are commonplace, I can't ask you to win, I just need you to be selfless and do your best." “

"No, subordinates can only win, not defeat!" Liu Ziyu said loudly, "Lord, your subordinates, please make a military order!" The subordinates are willing to hand over the whole family to the lord. If you don't win, you may kill your whole family! ”

"You're crazy!" Chu Tianya shouted in a deep voice, "You are my beloved general, my brother, even if you are really defeated, how can I harm you?" ”

"Please, lord!" Liu Ziyu kowtowed, "My subordinates also need the courage and determination to break through the cauldron - please make a military order!" ”

"......" Chu Tianya took a deep breath, looked at Liu Ziyu who kept kowtowing on the ground, and was speechless.

"Pray that the Lord will fulfill !!"

"Bang bang bang-"

Liu Ziyu's head was broken, and blood flowed for a long time.

"I-promise you!"

……

After nightfall, Liu Ziyu was sent out of the Luoyang Palace by Chu Tianya's personal guards and sent back to the Jiyuan camp.

Chu Tianya put a bloody military order written by Liu Ziyu into a brocade box and kept it forever.

Killing the generals of the defeated army and annihilating their families, Chu Tianya would definitely not be able to do this kind of thing. This blood book is a witness to the iron blood and loyalty of a young commander, which is precious.

Three days later, a serious news came from Jiyuan, saying that Wang Xun, the pioneer general of the Ma Army, was caught by the military inspector after drinking alcohol after the curfew in the army. Liu Ziyu beat him in public with fifty military sticks in accordance with the general's law, took his pioneer seal, and punished him to sweep the toilet!

This incident caused a great shock in the army and in the whole of Luoyang.

Who is Wang Xun? That was the first elder brother to follow Chu Tianya and one of the earliest twelve leaders. Putting these aside, Wang Xun is still the son left by Chu Tianya's mentor Wang Bing. During the first Taiyuan Battle that year, the father and son of the Wang family and Chu Tianya were born and died together, and this kind of affection was incomparable to the big leaders of Qixingzhai.

But Liu Ziyu, who was a newcomer, made a big fuss about a trivial matter, and really beat Wang Xun, and he beat him very hard!

Wang Xun himself didn't say anything, because he knew Chu Tianya's temper, and Chu Tianya had always governed the army ruthlessly and strictly. If you make a mistake, you will be punished, and this kind of thing is a matter of course. However, some of the partial generals and military academies under Wang Xun really can't see it - is there any reason for the founding ministers to be so humiliated by you, a stinky child?

So, the snowflake-like complaint letter flew into the Luoyang Palace, invariably accusing Liu Ziyu of bullying and communiquéing personal vendettas, and accusing him of pulling the mountain in the Jiyuan camp to pull the banner, suppress the original people of the Jin army, and wholeheartedly support his own henchmen, Sima Zhao's heart is already known to passers-by.

Chu Tianya will receive these letters, but they will not be listed. A few days later, he summoned the general Shi Bai Xu and asked him to decide.

Bai Xu knows Chu Tianya too well. He knew that the reason why his good lord asked him to deal with it was that he didn't want to do it himself, which would hurt Wang Xun's face too much. So Bai Xu was very smart, called these whistleblowers one by one, scolded them one by one, and some people even ate his board, and then drove them back to Jiyuan one by one, and continued to honestly obey orders under Liu Ziyu.

Killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, Liu Ziyu borrowed a Wang Xun's buttocks, and instantly erected unparalleled prestige in Jiyuan.