Under the guidance of Yun Zixiao, Yang Ye led the team to the Song camp. Zhao Guangyi led everyone out of the gate. Yang Ye and the others saw that Zhao Guangyi actually descended to greet him in person, and they were so moved that they knelt on the ground, long live the mountain! Yun Zixiao also gave a deep salute and said: "Official, Wei Chen is fortunate not to be dishonored, and he is here to hand over the order!" ”

Zhao Guangyi stepped forward quickly and said to Yun Zixiao: "This time Yuntong has judged hard work and high merit, and when I return to Beijing, I will definitely reward you!" After he finished speaking, his gaze stayed on Yang Ye and the others, and his expression was quite happy. He put his hands around Yang Ye and said, "Old General Yang, you can understand the righteousness and come to submit to my Great Song Dynasty, which is the blessing of the widow and the blessing of the world!" I also hope that the old general can ignore his past suspicions and devote himself to sharing worries for me in the future. ”

Yang Ye's eyes were full of tears, and he said earnestly: "There is only a martial artist in the next place, thanks to the fact that the official family values it so much, only the liver and brain can repay the grace of the king!" As he spoke, he inadvertently looked at Pan Mei beside Zhao Guangyi, and couldn't help but look slightly embarrassed.

Pan Meiqiang endured her grief and said with a smile: "General Yang, there are no eyes on the battlefield, although the dog died under your knife, but it is also its own master, and you are not to blame." But I hope that you and I can work together in the future to serve the Great Song Dynasty and share the worries of the officials. ”

Yang Ye said movingly: "General Pan is really magnanimous, Yang Ye admires it!" ”

Zhao Guangyi saw that the sunset had set, and waved his hand and said: "General Yang, it's not early, you and your soldiers have been fighting for days, and you must be sleepy and tired." Let's go and rest tonight, and I'll have something to discuss with you tomorrow. ”

Yang Ye nodded, gave a deep salute, and left with his subordinates. Then Zhao Guangyi waved his hand at Pan Mei and the others, and everyone went back to their tents to rest. Yun Zixiao was also about to leave, but Zhao Guangyi was busy saying: "Yun Tong judges, stay first, I have something to tell you." ”

When Yun Zixiao heard this, he hurriedly stopped and asked, "Official, I don't know if you need Weichen to do anything, Weichen must live up to the expectations of the official." ”

At this time, a gust of evening wind blew, Zhao Guangyi's whole body trembled slightly, and he smiled bitterly: "I'm old, I can't stand the wind and cold at all, you and I should go in and talk." Yun Zixiao answered, and followed Zhao Guangyi into the big tent.

Zhao Guangyi walked into the tent, sat on a sandalwood chair, and looked at Jinyang City in the distance, as if he was thinking in his heart. Yun Zixiao stood beside Zhao Guangyi, and said: "Official, our army has besieged the city for several months, and the grain and grass in this Jinyang city have long been exhausted, are you worried about how to restore the livelihood of the people in the city?" ”

"Recovery?" Zhao Guangyi smiled slightly, "Yuntong judged, Jinyang is now withering people's livelihood, and most of the people in the city are remnants of the Northern Han Dynasty, and restoration alone cannot solve the fundamental problem!" ”

Yun Zixiao was slightly puzzled and said, "Then according to the official family, what should I do?" ”

Zhao Guangyi did not answer directly, but asked: "Yuntong judge, this place in Jinyang is unusual, and it has been able to produce many people since ancient times. In the past hundred years, there have been many powerful emperors and generals, why do you say this? ”

Yun Zixiao said leisurely: "The official, according to what Weichen sees, there are no more than three reasons. First, although Jinyang is a battleground for soldiers, its walls are tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, once someone occupies this place, they can try to dominate the industry. Second, the people of Jinyang are rich in life, and there are many people who practice literature and martial arts, and there are naturally many heroes. Third, Jinyang is where the dragon vein is located, and it has the breath of the Son of Heaven, so many emperors have emerged. ”

Zhao Guangyi smiled, "Yuntong's judgment is really clever, and the analysis is very good. You can explain the reason for this, but why don't you understand what is going on in my heart? ”

Yun Zixiao thought for a moment, his face changed suddenly, and even his voice trembled slightly, "Your Majesty...... Official, could it be you...... Are you going to destroy Jinyang City? Although the city is empty, there are still 100,000 people! If you really destroy Jinyang, what should these people do? ”

Zhao Guangyi said in his chest: "I naturally will not treat the people badly. I had already considered this matter, so I moved these remnants of the Northern Han Dynasty to Bianliang. First, it can make Tokyo more and more prosperous, and second, it can also prevent them from separating Jinyang and continuing to be the enemy of me, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone? ”

Yun Zixiao saw that Zhao Guangyi was so sure, and knew that it would be useless to persuade him again, so he had to say: "Since the official family has planned far-sightedly, then Weichen has no objection, but he still hopes that the official family will move the people out first and then destroy the city, so as not to let the innocent people die in vain." ”

Zhao Guangyi smiled: "This is natural, otherwise I would have ordered the slaughter of the city!" ”

Yun Zixiao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The official family is merciful, but Weichen is too worried." ”

Zhao Guangyi waved his hand and said, "Yuntong judge, you have been working very hard these days, and I am also a little tired, you should go down and rest first." ”

Yun Zixiao gave a deep salute and said, "Thank you, Guan's family!" Wechen retired. As he spoke, he withdrew from the big tent, closed the curtain tightly, and looked up at the majestic Jinyang City, with a sense of sadness and helplessness inexplicably emerging in his heart.

Beside the house, many fireheads were chatting with each other around the campfire. One of the young soldiers whispered to the crowd: "Brothers, have you heard? Tomorrow we are about to start, and the official family wants to conquer the Liao State and go straight to the sixteen states of Yanyun! ”

An older soldier sighed, "Well, is that true? The Zhao official family led the troops to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty this time, and it was several months to fight a dozen times, and it was not a matter for the official family to leave the capital for so long! Now that the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty has surrendered, why does he continue the Northern Expedition? ”

A thin soldier next to him complained: "The official family wants to fight, they want to go crazy!" No one can stand this way of playing! Not to mention those brothers who are charging into battle, even those of us who cook can't survive! I thought that after this battle, I received the reward and married my little lady, but it seems that I won't be able to go back for a while! ”

Yun Zixiao happened to pass by here at this time, and the conversation of several people fell into his ears word for word. He walked up to a few people and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, the news of the Northern Expedition to Liao is a top secret in the army, except for the official family and a few important officials, no one else will know, where did you get the news?" ”

Everyone was a little panicked by Yun Zixiao's question, they all looked at the young soldier, and said, "Yes, who are you listening to, is this serious?" ”

The young soldier hurriedly explained: "The king of Wugong County thinks that the food in the army is not good, so he specially sent someone to order the gang to open a small stove for him. At that time, you were all working, and I was idle alone, so I went to deliver food and drinks to Chitose. But I heard that Chitose was discussing with people in the tent, so I didn't dare to go in, so I happened to hear about the Northern Expedition to Liao outside the door. ”

Seeing that he didn't look like he was lying, Yun Zixiao bowed his head slightly, and continued to ask: "Then do you hear clearly, which adult is discussing with Chitose in the tent?" ”

The young soldier scratched his head and tried to recall for a long time, but finally shook his head and said in embarrassment: "My lord, it seems that the person who is discussing with Chitose is Lord Cui Han, the Marquis of Yu, in front of the palace, and Lord Liu Wenchang, the envoy of the Tianxiong Army. But I'm a small firehead, and I don't know many adults, so it's just a guess, and I can't take it seriously! ”

Yun Zixiao frowned slightly, falling into deep thought. He inexplicably felt that something seemed wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong. He stood with his hands in his hands and pondered for a long time before he said: "This official is just asking casually, as for who Chitose is discussing with, it is not our responsibility, and I will leave." After he finished speaking, he glanced at Jinyang City again, and walked towards his tent abruptly.