February 15.

Xiao Wu led his army to capture Dengzhou.

At the same time, Han Zhen led a large army to Xingren Mansion.

Li Bangyan and others, who learned the news, had mixed feelings in their hearts.

Glad that the Lord is here, we can finally make peace.

The worry is that once the talks can't be reached, the army led by Han Zhen will break through the Xingren Mansion and aim directly at the Beijing Division.

The next day, Wu Min came to the Qingzhou Army camp under the escort of a group of Japanese cavalry.

Li Bangyan, as the chief envoy of the peace talks, represented Song Huizong, and according to the rules, he could not meet with Han Zhen before the peace talks.

Bai Shizhong didn't dare to come, so naturally only Wu Min came.

Within the main ledger.

Wu Min bowed and said loudly: "Wu Min, the deputy envoy of the Longde Palace, the scholar of the Great Song Guanwen Palace, knows the Privy Council, and has seen the Taiwei. ”

Captain?

Song Huizong will really give himself a long face.

Taiwei is the pinnacle of the military attache of Zhao and Song, and he is the second grade, and then there is no more.

"In this White Tiger Hall, where is the Tai Lieutenant?"

Han Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly, and the murderous aura infected from the sea of blood in the corpse mountain almost condensed into substance, and Wu Min was out of breath.

Liu Qi and the others led the guards and glared angrily.

Especially Lao Jiu, his right hand was on the hilt of the knife, as if it would explode in the next moment and cut off his head.

Wu Min, a literati, had never seen such a scene, and his face turned pale for a while, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

After getting off the horse, Han Zhen leaned back slightly, restrained his momentum, and said loudly: "I have raised troops since Linzi, Linzi is the capital of Qi and the head of Shandong counties, so you can call me the county magistrate!" ”

The key depends on how to interpret it.

Han Zhen's explanation is already obvious.

It is also the capital of Qi and the head of the counties, and the meaning is self-evident.

Wu Min lifted his cuffs, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and arched his hand: "See ...... I've seen County Magistrate Han! ”

Han Zhen asked knowingly, "What's going on here?" ”

"This official is here to discuss peace talks with County Magistrate Han."

After the previous dismount, Wu Min had no confidence.

Han Zhen smiled and said, "When did I promise to negotiate peace?" ”

"This ......"

Wu Min's face froze, and he subconsciously looked at Liu Qi.

Seeing this, Liu Qi snorted coldly: "Bendu Tong only said that he would not attack Jiyin County for the time being, but he never said that the county magistrate promised peace talks!" ”

"How so, how so...... Since ancient times, a truce and a strike have been the beginning of peace talks......"

Wu Min's face turned red, and then there was a burst of laughter, which caused Lao Jiu and other guards to laugh.

Seeing that the heat was almost over, Han Zhen slowly spoke: "For the sake of your sincerity, I agreed." What is the charter for peace talks? ”

Hearing this, Wu Min couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, rearranged his thoughts, and replied: "The place for peace talks is set up in the wilderness five miles outside the county town, and craftsmen and people from both sides will jointly build a proposal and a platform. The time for the peace talks is tentatively set for the early afternoon of the three days later, and the troops on both sides must not exceed 200, and the soldiers must not exceed 50 paces from the peace platform. ”

Han Zhen nodded: "Yes." ”

"In this way, the official will retire first."

Wu Min said, and escaped out of the White Tiger Hall.

All the way out of the barracks, he was agitated by the cold wind, and he found that he was soaked in cold sweat.

After returning to the county town, Wu Min fell ill that night.

……

Three days flew by.

At noon, Han Zhen rode on a war horse, Liu Qi and Shi Wenhui were on the left and right, and dozens of guards were behind him.

He was not afraid of Zhao Song setting up an ambush, not to mention the spies who were all over the scout camp near Jiyin County, even if he didn't, Han Zhen was confident that he could lead dozens of guards to fight his way out of the encirclement.

Five miles away from the barracks, a high platform stood in the wilderness on one side of the official road.

On the opposite side of the official road, two hundred Japanese cavalry escorted a convoy to meet them.

Zhao Song made extremely thoughtful preparations for this peace talks.

Before the convoy arrived, a group of maids came to the high platform first, laid out the red carpet, sprinkled flowers, and then took out wine, dried fruits, and preserves and placed them on the long table.

Han Zhen and his entourage looked at it strangely, and Liu Qi couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "In the end, it's Zhao Song, and the experience of peace talks is really rich." ”

"Hahaha!"

These words made Han Zhen laugh.

After the maids were properly arranged, Han Zhen ordered the guards to stand by, then turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the high platform.

Shi Wenhui and Liu Qi hurriedly dismounted and followed.

On the other side, Li Bangyan and the three also got out of the carriage.

Wu Min's illness had not recovered, his face was pale, and with the support of two attendants, he walked weakly towards the high platform.

Wow!

Heavy footsteps sounded on the opposite staircase, like stepping on their hearts.

The next moment, a domineering and heroic figure appeared in front of the three of them.

The sharp gaze swept over Li Bangyan and the others, making their hearts tremble.

Retracting his gaze, Han Zhen chuckled and said, "Li Xianggong, don't come unharmed." ”

"County Magistrate Han is unabated."

Li Bangyan arched his hand, returned a smile, and then introduced: "This is Bai Shizhong, the Dazai of my Great Song Dynasty Chongguo Gong and his subordinate servant. ”

Another traitor!

The three people who talked about peace, the two soft-boned traitors, Wu Min has some integrity, but now that he has not recovered from his serious illness, he came forward today, and it is estimated that he is acting as a mascot.

Han Zhen was overjoyed, and arched his hand towards Bai Shizhong with a smile.

Bai Shizhong hurriedly returned the salute.

Without waiting for Han Zhen's introduction, Shi Wenhui on his side reported to his home: "I am Shi Wenhui, who joined the army under the command of the Han County Magistrate!" ”

"Sit!"

Han Zhen greeted him, and pulled out a Taishi chair and sat down, completely acting as a master.

This move was not in line with the etiquette system at all, but Li Bangyan and the three of them did not dare to say much, so they had to sit down.

After taking his seat, Li Bangyan was about to say something about the scene, but he saw Han Zhen on the other side take the lead in speaking, and he took the lead in grabbing the people: "Since it is a peace talk, the two sides should get straight to the point, talk if they can talk, and continue to fight if they can't talk!" ”

Han Zhen leaned forward slightly, and a sense of oppression suddenly came to his face: "Tell me about your conditions!" ”

Gollum!

Li Bangyan swallowed his saliva and glanced at Bai Shizhong.

Seeing this, Bai Shizhong organized some wording in his heart, and said cautiously: "The intention of my Great Song Majesty is to let the county magistrate Han return the land of Yingtianfu, Puzhou, and Guangji Army. ”

"Impossible!"

Liu Qi decisively refused.

Wu Min coughed twice, and said in a weak tone: "Puzhou and Guangji Army can not be returned, but Yingtianfu is a pivotal place and must be returned." Although the Qingzhou army under the command of the county magistrate Han is brave, it can fight for many days, presumably it is already tired, and the grain and grass in the army should not be much, my 100,000 western army is about to arrive in Kaifeng Mansion, and if it continues, the victory or defeat is still unknown. ”

After all, he has some talents, and through Liu Qi's two requests for grain and grass, he deduced that the Qingzhou Army has also reached its limit.

The soldiers were tired, logistics were scarce, and food and grass were cut off.

Han Zhen sneered: "I'll make a bet with you, just bet on whether my soldiers can capture Tokyo City before the Western Army arrives!" If you win, I will give back the land of Shandong, can you dare? ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Bangyan's faces changed greatly.

For a while, the atmosphere on the high platform also became solemn.

At this moment, Shi Wenhui on the side said with a smile: "Why should the county magistrate be angry, peace talks and peace talks, the focus is on one word, don't hurt the peace." ”

One of these two people sings red face, the other sings white face, and they complement each other well.

Li Bangyan took over the conversation: "Yes, yes, what Shi Senjun said is reasonable, talk about it, don't hurt the harmony, I salute you." ”

As he spoke, he took his glass and drank it down.

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling man, Han Zhen also drank the wine in the toast in one gulp.

After a glass of wine, the atmosphere at the negotiation table eased a lot.

Shi Wenhui said: "Ying Tianfu is my Qingzhou army soldiers, desperately killed, you only say a word to return, then you want to take it, I am afraid that the soldiers will be cold." ”

Li Bangyan was already prepared and said, "You can take all the people of Yingtianfu with you." ”

As long as Ying Tianfu is not in the hands of Han Zhen, it doesn't matter if there are people or not.

They wanted a buffer and control of a few canals to the south.

Han Zhen sneered in his heart.

Ying Tianfu has nearly 200,000 people, so many people take them away, how much does it cost to resettle? How much manpower and material resources will it cost?

It seems to be a big bargain, but in fact, the gains outweigh the losses.

Thinking of this, Han Zhen spoke: "Ying Tianfu can be returned to you, but the blood of my Qingzhou soldiers cannot be shed in vain. As the price of Zhao Song's sword soldiers, I need to pay 8 million stone grain, 200,000 horses of silk, and 300,000 taels of silver! ”

"Impossible!"

Li Bangyan and the three of them exclaimed in unison.

It's no wonder that they reacted like this, but Han Zhen opened his mouth.

Eight million stone grains are not grain and grass, and there is no trace of water in them.

The more than 100 granaries in Tokyo City claim to have hoarded 18 million stone of grain and grass, and the amount of grain that can be eaten by livestock and wheat bran is probably less than 8 million stone.

Not to mention that there are 200,000 horses of silk and 300,000 taels of silver.

This is even more damn ruthless than Liao!

Seeing Han Zhen's face turn cold, Bai Shizhong hurriedly explained: "County Magistrate Han, where did you get the eight million stone grain, even if you empty the granaries of the whole country, you can't make up this number, and Your Majesty can't agree." ”

"County magistrate, eight million stones is indeed a bit much, it's better to have less."

Shi Wenhui began to sing red again, and said sympathetically: "It is more reasonable to change it to four million stones." ”

Li Bangyan discussed: "Four million stones is still too much, how about five hundred thousand stones?" ”

Han Zhen kept silent, and handed over the matter to Shi Wenhui.

The two sides argued for a while, and the compensation was deadlocked at 2.3 million stone grain, 80,000 horses of silk, and 50,000 taels of silver.

Li Bangyan said that his mouth was dry, and he ate several glasses of fruit wine in a row.

At this moment, Han Zhen said in a tough tone: "Two and a half million stone grain, one hundred thousand horses of silk, plus eighty thousand taels of gold and silver!" ”

Hearing this, Li Bangyan exchanged glances with Bai Shizhong and Wu Min, and after thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "You can promise County Magistrate Han about compensation." However, County Magistrate Han also needs to promise me two conditions for His Majesty the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Han Zhen asked, "What are the conditions?" ”

Li Bangyan raised two fingers: "First, Jianyuan must not be called the emperor." Second, accept the canonization of the Great Song Dynasty. His Majesty intends to canonize the county magistrate of Han as the envoy of Shandong and the king of Qi! ”

"Huh!"

Liu Qi snorted coldly: "Why does my county magistrate need to be canonized by Emperor Zhao Song!" ”

Han Zhen said: "I can promise the first one, and forget the second one." ”

Regarding the canonization, Song Huizong and Li Bangyan did not report any hope, so they could not talk about disappointment.

Li Bangyan retreated and continued: "Since County Magistrate Han is unwilling to be canonized, then change it. Your Majesty heard that County Magistrate Han has not yet married, and is ready to give Emperor Xunde to County Magistrate Han as his wife and become in-laws! ”

A hint of joy flashed in Shi Wenhui's eyes, and he gently kicked Han Zhen with his foot.

Harmony is not uncommon, and in his opinion, there is no harm in it.

Han Zhen groaned: "How old is Emperor Xunde? ”

Li Bangyan said with a smile: "Sixteen years old is the year of jasper. ”

Sixteen years old?

Another firewood girl.

Han Zhen couldn't help frowning slightly.

Seeing this scene, Li Bangyan thought that he was not satisfied, and explained: "Emperor Xunde is beautiful, gentle and virtuous, and she is a match made in heaven with County Magistrate Han. ”

Han Zhen asked, "I remember that Emperor Zhao Song didn't have a daughter named Zhao Fujin?" ”

Song Huizong didn't talk about it, the combat effectiveness was really strong, and there were more than eighty sons and daughters combined.

More than a dozen of them were born after being caught by the Jin people in the north.

As a prisoner, the environment is so harsh, in this case, more than a dozen can be born, which is enough to prove the strength of its combat effectiveness.

With so many children, Han Zhen only remembers one Zhao Fujin, known as the most beautiful princess in the Northern Song Dynasty.

As soon as these words came out, Li Bangyan and the three of them suddenly looked strange.

Bai Shizhong coughed and replied: "County Magistrate Han, Emperor Maode was married to Cai Xianggong's fifth son in the first year of Chonghe. ”

"Oh."

Han Zhen nodded.

Tut!

It's a pity.

After a while, he said loudly: "I have agreed to these two conditions of Emperor Zhao Song!" ”

Li Bangyan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, in fact, these two points are the most important, in comparison, Ying Tianfu has to be a little later.

In this way, Da Song's face was finally saved.

Song Huizong's thoughts, Han Zhenmen Qing'er.

He is not a fool like Fang La and Zhong Xiang, and he can't wait to become the emperor of Jianyuan when he lays some territory.

Accumulating grain, building high walls, and slowly becoming kings is the king.

If he is the emperor, even if Song Huizong doesn't want to fight, he will have to fight to the end.

Once the two sides reached a basic agreement, the next negotiations were much easier.

Li Bangyan picked up a preserved fruit and stuffed it into his mouth, and said: "The two sides are truce, should County Magistrate Han return the prisoners of war?" ”

Han Zhen said nonsense: "The soldiers are all killed, Liang Fangping is a general, and he needs to redeem it with money, 500,000 yuan each!" ”

The corners of Bai Shizhong's mouth twitched, all the 100,000 Western troops were killed?

knew that he was talking nonsense, but Li Bangyan had to choose to believe: "If the soldiers are killed, they will be killed, but the price of the generals is too high, can it be less?" ”

"400,000!"

"100,000!"

"200,000 guan, a fixed price!"

"Yes!"

Li Bangyan thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Han Zhen also took the opportunity to put forward conditions: "The Fuyang Xie family includes all the officials who surrendered to me, and Zhao Song must not embarrass his family." ”

Li Bangyan responded: "Yes!" ”

Han Zhen also said: "In addition, business is interconnected, and Zhao Song must not interfere with the merchants under my rule." ”

"This is as it should be, and so is County Magistrate Han."

"Good!"

The peace talks lasted from noon to early evening.

Li Bangyan said with a smile: "County Magistrate Han, I will report the matter of peace talks to Your Majesty later." Three days later, at noon, we signed a document here, killing three animals and telling heaven and earth. ”

"Yes!"

Han Zhen nodded in response.

It was during these three days that he ordered the craftsman to carve a new seal for himself.

He now only has a personal seal in his hand, which is not suitable for signing papers.

As for the heirloom jade seal, this thing is not a seal at all, but a inheritance ritual weapon, and the target is the Xuanyuan Sword and Jiuding.

This is also the reason why no edict or paper printed with the jade seal of the country has been found.

(End of chapter)