The gaze turned to Bianjing.

Wang Qinruo is in the Privy Council on official business. Sun Jin, a close confidant, hurriedly came and reported: "My lord, the grain and grass and the army of all departments are ready!" Wang Qinruo was very surprised, "So fast? I thought it would take at least six or seven days! Sun Jin bowed his waist and flattered: "That's because, everyone knows that this is a major matter explained by the Prime Minister, so everyone works extremely hard and doesn't dare to slack off in the slightest!" ”

Wang Qinruo smiled and patted Sun Jin's shoulder, Sun Jinden had a feeling of flattery, and the bones in his whole body seemed to be crispy. Wang Qinruo asked, "Did you do what I commanded?" Sun Jin bowed and said, "Yes, everything was done according to the instructions of the Prime Minister." He then took out a booklet from his sleeve and presented it to Wang Qinruo with both hands.

Wang Qinruo took the booklet and opened it. At the head of the platoon are several large numbers: 'Total strength: 700,000; Grain and grass: 3 million quintals; Coins: 120,000,000 coins; Cloth: Five million horses...... Wang Qinruo nodded with satisfaction, and said to Sun Jin: "Follow me into the palace to face the saint!" "Yes!"

The two men left the Privy Council, boarded their cars, and hurried towards the palace. When they came to a stop in front of the palace, the two got out of the car. At this time, another official sedan chair came from one side. Sun Jin recognized it and said to Wang Qinruo: "It is the official sedan chair of Wang Xiaozhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites." ”

When Wang Qinruo heard this, he stopped and waited. A moment later, Wang Xiaozhi's official sedan chair also came to a stop outside the palace gate, and Wang Xiaozhi, who was dressed in an official robe and dignified, walked down from the sedan chair. The two sides met and exchanged pleasantries. Wang Qinruo asked, "Does Lord Wang also want to see Your Majesty?" Wang Xiaozhi said excitedly: "Bianliang merchant Heng Gongzi sent a letter, saying that they are completely ready, just wait for the northern expedition of Wang Shi, and they will launch a seizure of Tianjing New City in Tianjing New Town!" ”

Wang Qinruo and Sun Jin were happy, and Sun Jin smiled and said: "The army and grain and grass have also been prepared in advance, this is really a double happiness!" Wang Xiaozhi said very excitedly: "Everything is so smooth, it seems that the will of heaven is on the side of the imperial court, and this Northern Expedition will definitely be a complete victory!" Hmph, the perverse Yan King's time is numbered! Wang Qinruo and Sun Jinshen nodded in agreement, and Wang Qinruo said, "Let's quickly inform Your Majesty of the good news!" Sun Jin and Wang Xiaozhi also thought so, and they couldn't wait.

When the three of them came to the palace gate, the captain of the guards guarding the arch saw the three adults coming together, and hurriedly bowed: "The last general has seen the three adults!" Wang Qinruo said: "No need to be polite. Please ask the general to report to Your Majesty, and say that the three of us have something important to ask to see Your Majesty! The captain glanced at the three of them, hugged his fists and said, "The three adults will go to report later!" Then he turned around and ran into the palace. Wang Qinruo and the three of them waited at the gate of the palace.

Not long after, I saw the captain running back, clasping his fists and saying, "Your Majesty is working in the imperial study, please meet the three adults!" With that, he stepped aside. Wang Qinruo and the three of them walked quickly into the palace gate and walked straight towards the imperial study. After a while, I came to the imperial study and saw that Master Pang was also there. The three of them saluted the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" ”

Zhao Heng smiled and said, "The three Aiqing are flat. The three of them said: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Then he stood up, glanced at Master Pang in unison, bowed slightly, and Master Pang also responded with his head.

Zhao Heng asked: "The three Aiqing suddenly came together, there must be something important, right?" Wang Xiaozhi said impatiently: "Your Majesty, good news! A letter came from Heng Gongzi, a merchant in Bianliang, saying that they were completely ready, and they would immediately start to seize Tianjing New City as soon as they waited for the king's northern expedition! Sun Jin hurriedly continued: "The 700,000 royal divisions, as well as the grain and grass, etc., have all been prepared in advance!" Wang Qinruo excitedly clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty, everything is going well, just wait for Your Majesty's order, the army can cross the river and recover the Central Plains!" ”

Zhao Heng didn't show an excited look, looking embarrassed. Seeing that the emperor's reaction was not at all as expected, the three of them couldn't help but be stunned and glanced at each other. Zhao Heng glanced at the three of them and said, "The three Aiqing have done their best for the court and for me, I am very moved and very appreciative, but now the situation is a little different, and I can't make up my mind!" ”

The three of them all heard that there seemed to be a hint of retreat in the emperor's words, and they couldn't help but be surprised. Wang Xiao said urgently: "Your Majesty, now is the great time for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and eliminate the traitors, and Your Majesty has always thought so!" How, how ......? ”

Zhao Heng sighed and said in a helpless tone: "Time is also fate!" ”

Wang Qinruo and the three of them were inexplicable and glanced at each other. Pang Taishi said to the three people: "Not long ago, I received a secret report from a secret agent that the 600,000 Khitan army was defeated under Yanjing City, and more than half of the losses have been lost, and they have retreated to Danzhou!" ……”

When Wang Qinruo and the others suddenly heard such news, they were shocked, and their expressions were as if they had seen ghosts. Wang Xiaozhi couldn't help but shout: "This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible!" The other two didn't believe it either, Wang Qinruo frowned and said, "This must be fake news!" The Khitan protector of the country, Ye Yu Hucheng, is a terrible person who can make children stop crying, and his strength is three times that of Yan Yunjun's, how can he fail? ”

Master Pang said: "Ye Hu Cheng is a character who can make children stop crying, but that Yan King is a character who can make ghosts cry and howl!" King Yan's wisdom and courage are unparalleled, and Yan Yunjun's courage is the world's best, and it is not surprising that he can defeat the Khitan army! Zhao Heng's eyes couldn't help but show a look of horror.

Wang Qinruo looked at Taishi Pang and sneered: "Lord Shen speaks, why does it seem that Yang Peng's subordinates? Master Pang's heart sank, he snorted, and said, "I'm just seeking truth from facts, Lord Wang, don't change the topic!" Wang Qinruo hugged his fist at Zhao Heng and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is really strange, the minister thinks that the news of the so-called defeat of the Khitan army must have been fabricated by some people, with bad intentions!" Zhao Heng couldn't help but be suspicious and looked at Master Pang.

Seeing that the emperor was suspicious, Taishi Pang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true, how dare Weichen risk the disapproval of the world to expire Your Majesty!" The matter of bullying the king, the minister has the courage to do it, and he will never dare to do it! He turned his head and glanced at Wang Qinruo, and said angrily: "This kind of thing, it won't take long to be confirmed, no matter how stupid I am, I won't fake the military information!" ”

Zhao Heng felt that Master Pang's words were very reasonable, and couldn't help but believe Master Pang, so he couldn't help but sigh and muttered, "Yan Yunjun is officially the division of tigers and wolves!" Such a fierce Khitan, 600,000 can't beat them 200,000!! ”

Wang Qinruo and the three frowned, they still couldn't believe that this was true. Wang Qinruo pondered: "Even if the Khitans are defeated, the Yanyun army in the Yanjing region will definitely not be able to go south in a short time!" In addition, the Japanese are storming Hebei and Huaibei, maybe the Japanese can defeat the Yan Yun army, as long as the Japanese can succeed, the Yan Yun army is still doomed! Sun Jin and Wang Xiaozhi nodded one after another, feeling that what Wang Qinruo said was very reasonable. Wang Xiao said fiercely: "These deviant guys must not be blessed by the sky, and there is only one way to die without a place to be buried!" "Wang Xiaozhi, a Taoist guard, seems to have a stronger hatred for Yang Peng than others.

Master Pang sighed and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid this is also impossible to achieve!" Wang Qinruo and the three of them were stunned, and Wang Xiaozhi asked urgently; What does Lord Shen mean by this? ”

Shen Youqiu glanced at Zhao Heng and said, "At the same time as I received the news of the defeat of the Khitans, I also received the news from the Japanese people!" Hey, the Japanese navy was ambushed by the Yanyun cruiser fleet, suffered heavy losses, and has been defeated and fled back to Goryeo! The 200,000 troops who invaded Hebei and the 200,000 Yanyun army led by Xiang Danian, the general of Yanyun, fought three battles and lost three times, and the losses were not small, and they were already trapped in the hill by the Yanyun army. The Japanese army, which originally attacked Chuzhou, learned that the Xiaoshan Japanese army was in a critical situation, so they gave up attacking Chuzhou and went north to support. The situation of the Japanese people is very bad now. ”

Wang Qinruo and the three of them were so shocked that they were speechless for a long time, and a feeling of fear couldn't help but rise in their hearts, only to feel that Yan Yunjun entrenched in the Central Plains was simply an invincible demonic beast! Anyone who dares to challenge it will not end well! Wang Qinruo and Sun Jin couldn't help but be discouraged, and the previous eagerness to hope for Yan Yun's destruction couldn't help but fade a lot; However, Wang Xiaozhi was even more resentful, and only felt that if Yan Yun was immortal and Yang Peng was immortal, then the Han people would have no future! As soon as he thought of this, he hugged his fist towards Zhao Heng and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that if you don't calm Yanyun, the Great Song Dynasty will face a catastrophe sooner or later!" The previous plan should not be changed, and since the baggage of the army is ready, it is time to immediately cross the Great River and Expedition to the Central Plains! ”

Zhao Heng frowned and said: "The Khitans and the Japanese have all been defeated, how can our family be the opponent of the Yanyun Tiger and Wolf Army?" If Yang Peng is angered and the army crosses the Yellow River, it will be very bad! ”

Wang Xiaozhi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry! The current situation is still unfavorable for Yan Yunjun! Although the Khitan and the Japanese were defeated for a while, the armies of the two families were still fighting with the Yanyun army, and the main force of Yanyun was pinned, and it was impossible to withdraw in a short time. Our army can attack Shanxi and Jiangbei at the same time in two ways according to the original plan, and with the assistance of loyal and righteous people loyal to the imperial court, it will definitely be able to sweep the entire Central Plains in one fell swoop! In this way, the Yanyun army and people will inevitably be intimidated, and the Khitans and Japanese people may be able to turn defeat into victory! Your Majesty, this is a critical moment related to the future and destiny of the Great Song Dynasty, please make up your mind! ”

Zhao Heng felt that what Wang Xiaozhi said seemed to be reasonable, and couldn't help but hesitate.

The gaze turned to Danzhou. At present, the Khitan army is stationed in Danzhou, waiting for backup before attacking Yanjing. Ya Hu Cheng paced back and forth in the big tent restlessly, he was waiting for the Empress Dowager's reply. Outside the tent, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps. Yeyu Hucheng hurriedly stopped and looked outside the big tent, only to see the captain of the personal soldiers hurrying in, kneeling down and saying, "King, Niangniang's messenger has arrived and is waiting outside the tent!" "Let him in!"

The captain of the personal army answered, ran out of the big tent, and after a while, he led a dusty middle-aged officer in. As soon as the middle-aged officer saw Yelu Tiger City, he bowed down and said, "I've seen the Protector King!" ”

Ye Hu Cheng said: "Don't be polite, where is Niangniang's reply?" The messenger immediately carefully took out a small wooden box wrapped in yellow silk from his bosom and presented it with both hands. Ye Hu Cheng hurriedly picked up the wooden box, opened the wooden box, and took out the letters placed in it. He handed the wooden box to the captain of the pro-soldier on the side, opened the envelope, took out the stationery, and unfolded it to look at it.

His complexion changed suddenly, and he frowned: "What do you mean?" After sacrificing so many soldiers, I actually wanted to give up halfway! In this way, these 400,000 soldiers and horses will not be in vain! He looked at the messenger sharply, his eyes were very sharp, and when the messenger saw this, his heart couldn't help but froze.

Ye Hu Cheng asked angrily, "Who is the person who is offering slander around Niangniang?" The messenger did not know for a moment what to say, and if he gave the names of several men, would it not mean that these men had come into the presence of his mother? If these high-ranking and powerful adults know about this, and their official positions are small, wouldn't they be unable to eat and walk around? Seeing the messenger's hesitant look, Yelu Hucheng was even more annoyed, and shouted, "Say! ”

The messenger was excited, and couldn't help but say: "This, the lower official was not present at this matter, and I don't know who said it, but I only know that Niangniang discussed it for a long time with Master Zhang Chang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Xiao Weijingren before summoning the lower official!" ”

Tiger City snorted angrily, and the messenger hung his head in fear. Ye Hu Cheng said angrily: "All the major affairs of the state are bad in the hands of these scholars and useless nobles! I want to kill them! The messenger was so frightened that his heart was pounding, and he didn't dare to penetrate the atmosphere, for fear that Ye Yu Hucheng would be angry and take off his own head first.

Tiger City was pacing back and forth, looking very irritated and annoyed. Suddenly stopped, picked up the letter on the desk and looked at it, an impulse suddenly surged in his heart, and he muttered: "From ancient times to the present, the general will not be subject to the orders of the foreign monarch!" I don't have to obey the orders of the imperial court! However, as soon as he thought about it, the problem came, although he had more than 500,000 troops in his hands, but most of them had been defeated in the previous battle, and if he continued to fight, I am afraid it would be difficult to have a satisfactory performance, and this is not the most serious. The most serious problem is that since Niangniang has ordered a truce, I am afraid that there will be no backup and baggage materials.

There is another question, Xiao Sali, West, Butler, and the Mongol generals are afraid that they will not obey my orders, so that the troops I can use are only about 200,000, what can I do with this little force? Thinking of this, Yelu Tiger City couldn't help but be a little discouraged. His heart couldn't help but move, and he suddenly found that he, the generalissimo who commanded the entire army of the Great Liao Kingdom, seemed to be overtaken by Xiao Sali and other generals!

Yelu Hucheng frowned, his heart uncertain. Immediately felt that he should be too careful, if the Empress Dowager really wanted to empty herself, why should she appoint herself as the commander of the Southern Expedition. Shaking his head, he threw these thoughts behind him.

He glanced at the messenger and said, "I will first consult with the generals on this matter, and then go down and rest." The messenger did not dare to raise any objections, so he agreed and withdrew.

Ya Hu Cheng said to the captain of the pro-soldiers: "Gather all the generals!" The captain of the pro-soldier said yes and ran down.

Soon after, the generals gathered in the Great Tent to meet the Tiger City. Ye Hu Cheng sat on the top, glanced at the generals, and said: "In this big battle, our army has paid a heavy price of 400,000!" I am determined to fight with Yan Yun to the end, and I will not destroy Yan Yun and vow not to give up! When the generals heard this, they could not help but look at each other and be worried. Mongolian General Rakshen snorted coldly and said, "Yan Yunjun is a fierce tiger and a wolf, if you want to destroy them, it's not as easy as saying it on your lips!" ”

Yeron Tiger City glanced at Lakshen and asked angrily, "Are you afraid of them?" ”

"I'm just telling the truth! Yan Yunjun is so tough, you just talk about them in your mouth, no matter how incompetent they are, it's useless! Then he glanced at Yelu Tiger City, and said loudly: "Not long ago, I received an order from Niangniang, and the king should have received it too!" Niangniang's order is that the army will stick to the current area, and the imperial court will negotiate peace with Yan Yun, and no one should act rashly! What did Yehu Hucheng mean by what he said just now, did he want to disobey Niangniang's order? The vast majority of the generals didn't know about this matter yet, and after listening to Lakshin's words at this moment, they couldn't help but talk about it.

Ye Hu Cheng was greatly annoyed, and at the same time secretly frightened, he didn't expect that the Empress Dowager actually sent a letter to Lakshen. At this moment, Xiao Sali, West, Butler, and other Mongolian generals said: "The last general also received the will of the Empress Dowager, and the content is the same as what General Rakshen said (Niangniang ordered our troops to rush to the aid of Xijing Road). ”

Ye Hu Cheng couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and shouted: "I am the commander of the Southern Expedition, my words are orders, do you dare to disobey military orders?" ”

All the generals couldn't help but hang their heads because of his momentum, but Lakshen looked directly at Yeyu Tiger City without fear, and said loudly: "The king, the commander of the Southern Expedition, is only appointed by Niangniang, and the king's order is not as big as Niangniang!" Since Niangniang has ordered an armistice and peace, we must obey! If the king does not obey the order of the mother, it is disobeying the military order, and disobeying the military order is rebellion, and everyone will be punished! ”

Ye Hu Cheng was furious, pulled out his scimitar with a sonorous sound, slapped it on the table, and shouted: "I want to see how you punish me!" Lakshin clenched the hilt of the knife and glared at Yelu Tiger City, the atmosphere at the scene was very tense, and it could be said that it was about to explode.

Han Chang hurriedly rushed between the two sides and hurriedly persuaded: "The king is calm, General Lakshen is calm!" They are all their own people, so why bother? Rakshin sneered, "The Protector King doesn't treat us Mongols as his own!" Yelu Hucheng said coldly: "I see that you Mongols are not convinced and defeated by me!" Boy, there is a kind of one-on-one confrontation with this king, and see how this king slaughters you! ”

Lakshin drew his sword out of its sheath, glared at Yelu Hucheng like a beast, and said fiercely: "Yelu Hucheng, we Mongolians are not afraid of you!" When the generals saw the two of them, they were about to make a move, some were gloating, and some were worried. Han Chang hurriedly said: "If the two of you start fighting, I am afraid that it will be difficult to explain in front of Niangniang, and Niangniang will definitely blame it!" Both of them are amazing characters, and if they are punished, they will not look good on this face! ”

Thinking that his parents, wife and children were in the hands of the Queen Mother, Lakshin couldn't help frowning, and his desperate heart couldn't help but decrease a lot; Yeron Tiger City was worried that Wang Jun would really punish him, and in that case, Yerhu Hucheng's prestige would inevitably be dusted, and his heart to take the opportunity to kill Rakshen couldn't help but decrease a lot.

Han saw that the murderous aura of the two of them had subsided, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said to West and Butler: "General Lakshen is a little uncomfortable, and the two generals have Lao to take General Lakshen down to recuperate!" The two of them understood Han Chang's intentions, and immediately stepped forward and dragged Lakshen out of the big tent.

Ye Yu Hucheng looked at Xiao Sali and the other generals who had received Wang Jun's orders alone, and asked coldly, "What do you say?" The generals looked at each other, Xiao Sali bowed down and said: "Since Niangniang has an order, we can only follow the order, and we can't disobey Niangniang's order, wouldn't that be a chaotic thief?" ”

Ye Hu Cheng slammed the desk, and Xiao Sa was so relieved that his head hung even lower. Yeron Tiger City wanted to have a seizure, but found that he couldn't do it at all. Although he looks down on the queen mother of the king, he is the master after all, and if he does not obey the orders of the master, he is indeed a chaotic minister and thief!

Yelu Hucheng was depressed, silent for a long time, turned his head to the captain of the pro-soldier and said, "Send someone to tell Niangniang, I, Yeyu Hucheng, obey Niangniang's will!" When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, everyone was really worried that he would do something out of the ordinary in a fit of anger, in that case, everyone was afraid that they would be implicated, and the blessings and disasters of life and death could not be predicted!

In the army of Danzhou, 150,000 soldiers and horses were sent to aid Xijing Road, and the rest of the soldiers and horses continued to be stationed in Danzhou.

At about the same time, Yang Peng received the envoy of the Liao State. The envoy of the Liao State clasped his fists and bowed: "Niangniang accepts King Yan's proposal and is willing to rebuild the old friendship with King Yan, and the two families will stop fighting from now on and never invade each other again!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Your mother said the same thing before. The envoy was very embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "This is all provoked by the Japanese people, please Yan Wang Haihan!" Yang Peng said lightly: "Whose idea it was, it doesn't matter now!" He glanced at the envoy and asked, "What does your Empress Dowager want to talk to me?" The envoy said: "The villain is a lowly official, how dare he negotiate with King Yan on behalf of Niangniang!" The villain came here to inform King Yan that he hoped that the two sides would immediately stop fighting, and as for the specific negotiators, they were on their way! Then he took out a red lacquered wooden box, held it up with both hands, and said: "This is a letter from the Empress Dowager of our country, please look at it from King Yan!" ”

Wang Kai stepped forward, took the wooden box, opened it, took out the letter, and forwarded it to Yang Peng. Yang Peng picked up the letter, opened the envelope, took out the stationery, and unfolded it to read it. He put down the letter, smiled, and said sarcastically: "Your mother is really good at trading, if you become a businessman, you will definitely become a rich man!" ”

The envoy was secretly worried, couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and asked cautiously, "Could it be that King Yan doesn't agree?" Yang Peng said: "You took advantage of the huge natural disaster in Yanyun to invade on a large scale, causing great damage to the sixteen states of Yanyun, with heavy casualties, and the Liao State must give us satisfactory compensation." ”

After all, what happened next, and listen to the next breakdown.