When they got closer, everyone saw that the leader was a young eunuch, and he asked Zhang Xiaochuan, "May I ask Your Excellency, but is it General Zhang Xiaochuan?" Hearing this, Zhang Xiaochuan, Long Zaitian, and the abbot of the clear space hurriedly leaned down and knelt down, Zhang Xiaochuan pulled the corner of Ruomei Fairy's clothes, and she knelt down cooperatively. "The emperor has left Beijing, the emperor is on a personal expedition, according to the emperor's decree, General Xuan Zhang will set off immediately, and meet the emperor as soon as possible, without delay!" Zhang Xiaochuan responded, and everyone stood up. "How is this good?" said to Zhang Xiaochuan with a sad face on the abbot of Long Zaitian and Clearspace. Zhang Xiaochuan also felt quite embarrassed, how could the emperor's announcement be pushed again and again, last time he had to do it, how to push it again this time. The look of embarrassment on Zhang Xiaochuan's face was even worse, although the father-in-law was young, he was a warm-hearted person, he saw the expressions of the three of them, and took the initiative to ask, "I don't know what General Zhang has to worry about, but there is something difficult?" "Don't hide it from the father-in-law, the abbot and the dragon gang leader have already found a way to break the enemy, but the time is in a hurry, and they haven't tried it yet." If I don't go, I will be charged with disobeying the order, and the responsibility will be even deep。。。。。。er!" That's a problem indeed. When the father-in-law heard this, he couldn't help but feel worried about him. After a while, Zhang Xiaochuan resolutely said, "That's it, that's it, anyway, I've already taken the blame, I'll let it go!" Zhang Xiaochuan made up his mind and made a decision, but he felt calm.

"The Buddha said, 'I don't go to hell, who will go to hell,' Amitabha, good, good!" However, the father-in-law felt quite unbearable, and asked everyone, "Is the method of destroying the enemy that you are waiting for, how sure are you?" "There should be eighty or ninety percent certainty!" The abbot of the clear sky replied, and the father-in-law looked at Zhang Xiaochuan and Long Zaitian, and they both nodded. "In this case, why worry, the emperor is worried day and night, and he is worried that he has no plan to break the enemy. Since this plan is very good, when the time comes, we can make up for it, and we can really break the enemy, but I am afraid that it will be too late for the emperor to be happy!" Several people listened to the father-in-law's statement, and their hearts were a little relieved, only to hear the father-in-law continue, "I tell the saint according to the truth, General Zhang has achieved great things, please come and meet the emperor quickly!" "This is very good! Thank you father-in-law!" Several people gave a salute to the father-in-law, and his face showed joy, and the father-in-law said a few words of humility, and then said goodbye to everyone.

"Xianggong, why is the emperor urging back and forth, why can't he defeat the Liao soldiers if he has the ability. If he asks for others, he is still domineering, why should he? Such a person, the prince still cares about what he does, why don't we go back to Miao Dong!" "Didn't the leader of the Fang Cailong gang say, 'The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband'. Zhang Xiaochuan explained to Fairy Ruomei. "For the country and the people, not for the common people in the world, do you understand?" Zhang Xiaochuan asked, if the rose fairy didn't seem to understand, the dragon in the sky and the abbot of the clear sky listened to Zhang Xiaochuan's words, and nodded approvingly.

After descending the mountain, Long Zaitian said goodbye to the abbot of the clear space and Zhang Xiaochuan and others, cherished each other, and was busy organizing volunteers. Zhang Xiaochuan looked at his distant figure, with great reverence, and said to Ruomei Fairy, "Ruomei, you go back to Miao Cave first!" Ruomei Fairy was stunned when she heard this, and couldn't help but hurriedly say, "Why are you here again?" She had a hard time accepting Zhang Xiaochuan's words, and said decisively, "I want to be with you!" "Ruomei, you listen to me, next, this time, time is extremely urgent, and I don't have time to accompany you!" "I don't listen, I don't listen!" "Ruomei Fairy didn't want to listen to him more, interrupted him, and said impatiently, " You're busy, I don't have to let you accompany me!" "I must practice swordsmanship as soon as possible, and as soon as it is feasible, I must immediately go to face the saint to fight against Liao." "Wouldn't it be better for me to kill the enemy side by side with you!" "Ruomei, the two armies are fighting, is it child's play, how can I protect you in the chaos of the army." "I can take care of myself. "Resolutely, no!" Zhang Xiaochuan's attitude was extremely resolute, Ruomei Fairy had never seen him like this, pouting, and refused to give up.

"Ruomei, is it okay to be obedient?" Zhang Xiaochuan's voice was gentle, his eyes were more gentle, he held Ruomei Fairy's shoulders, and said tenderly, it was a discussion and a plea, Ruomei Fairy could no longer bear to resist and refuse, and said softly, "Okay! I'm waiting for you at Baipu Spring! You have to be good, I'll wait for you to come back!" "I'll definitely listen to you!" "Well, a word is a certainty!" The two looked at each other and smiled after speaking, Ruomei Fairy was reluctant to go down the mountain. Zhang Xiaochuan entered the temple, Jingchen had already selected dozens of Luohan Hall disciples to standby, Zhang Xiaochuan selected five people to come out, and immediately organized them to conduct drills.

Zhang Xiaochuan vaguely remembered that the move made by Princess Mingyang was Changhong Guanri, the move made by Lan Ting was a hundred birds and a phoenix, and the move made by Bingqian was a plum blossom three lanes. Ichiro Nitta and Ren Wuregret's tricks were not impressed at all, he thought hard for a while, his head hurt, and he didn't have eyebrows. Zhang Xiaochuan was very helpless, so he had to teach three of the monks the three tricks of Changhong Guanri, Hundred Birds and Phoenix, and Plum Blossoms. The other two monks, Zhang Xiaochuan, relied on his feelings and changed his sword moves for them to practice, thanks to the two of them with very high qualifications and learned quite quickly. I tried dozens of times, but I had no clue, it was getting late, everyone was tired, Zhang Xiaochuan was also a little impatient, the abbot of the clearance asked them to rest for one night, and then practice the next day, and everyone rested first.

The next day, everyone got up early to practice, Zhang Xiaochuan stared closely at the changes on the field, and after a while, he tried dozens of times.

Suddenly, the sword light was entangled, and the sword qi stirred up each other, stirring up a strong force, and with a "bang", it exploded in the air like spring thunder, and the surrounding air also stirred, and everyone felt it. Zhang Xiaochuan was overjoyed when he saw this, and the monks were also overjoyed, and the abbot of the clear space on the side was even more happy, very happy.

It turns out that the two swordsmanship, one is the mountains and flowing water, and the other is the flat sand and the wild goose. Zhang Xiaochuan pondered the scene and realized a little. These five swordsmanship, some are fierce and vigorous, some are meandering and soothing, some are powerful, and some are hidden. These five swordsmanship techniques were used together, combining rigidity and softness, yin and yang, and they burst out with great power.

Zhang Xiaochuan placed a large stone in an open area and asked the five monks to practice the tricks of the right talent again. In the sound of "bang", the big stones are broken, the stone chips are flying, and the monks of the temple have to avoid, and they are speechless, secretly surprised.

Seeing that the sword formation practiced by the five people had been completed, the abbot and others were busy selecting monks from the temple, and a total of 20 groups and 100 people were selected. They practiced diligently for more than ten days, until the twenty groups of monks were able to unite their minds and use sword moves as they wanted, so that the free sword burst out with great power, and the abbot of the clear space nodded with satisfaction.

The abbot of the clear space said to Zhang Xiaochuan, "Saving soldiers is like fighting fires, now the time is ripe, you can go to the front line of resistance against Liao, but there is a sentence, please keep it in mind." Zhang Xiaochuan saw that the abbot of the clear sky looked extremely solemn, guessing that what he said must be very important, nodded and listened carefully. "This sword array is too powerful to break the enemy. The situation is critical, you can only follow the power, the monks are compassionate, God also has the virtue of a good life, it is not appropriate to kill and injure more, and the danger ahead is solved, and this array should be abandoned. Zhang Xiaochuan didn't know what he meant, looked at him suspiciously, and the abbot of the clear space continued, "This set of formations, if it falls into the hands of people with bad intentions, will be a deep disaster, and I am afraid it will not be able to control it!" Hearing this, Zhang Xiaochuan gradually understood the worry of the abbot of the clear space. The abbot of the clear space continued, "As the saying goes, 'the husband is not guilty, but he is guilty', the monks of Shaolin Temple, I have made arrangements, before leaving, they must disguise themselves, once the matter is done, they will leave, and the junior brother only said to the outside world that he has temporarily recruited some patriotic strange people!" "It's just that the junior brother has no difficulties, and I don't know if I can bear it. The abbot of the clearance said worriedly, he was very worried about Zhang Xiaochuan. Zhang Xiaochuan immediately thought of what the abbot of the clear space was worried about, and then said to him, "Senior brother abbot refers to the emperor's pass!" The abbot nodded and said, "Senior brother sees the opportunity to act, do your best!" "Senior brother abbot, please rest assured, I will definitely not let the sword formation spread outside." Seeing that his attitude was extremely resolute, although the abbot of the clearance was anxious, he couldn't think about it, so he could only take one step at a time. The 100 monks had already dressed up as characters in the rivers and lakes, and Zhang Xiaochuan couldn't see the clue when he saw it, so he went to the front line of the anti-Liao resistance when everyone cleaned up.

After Kou Zhun became the prime minister, he actively responded, he dispatched the army, made a careful arrangement and arrangement, the Great Song Dynasty also had no shortage of anti-Liao soldiers, Song army soldiers actively resisted Liao, Song and Liao both sides won and lost each other, and the Khitan soldiers were eager to ask for benefits.

It's just that the matter of the imperial conquest has not yet been put on the agenda, and there are many discussions in the court, with Wang Qinruo, the governor of the government, and Chen Yaosuo, the secretary of the Privy Council, the most resolute in opposition. As the Khitan army penetrated deeper and deeper into the interior, the activities of the two men became more and more frequent. Wang Qinruo, the governor of the government, was a native of Jiangnan, and he advised Emperor Zhenzong to flee to Jinling. Chen Yaosu, a member of the Privy Council, was in Shu, and he suggested that the emperor should be happy in Chengdu. Emperor Zhenzong was in a dilemma and had no choice but to ask Kou Zhun for advice again. At that time, Wang Qinruo and Chen Yaosuo happened to be by their side, and Kou Zhun expected that it must be the two of them who came up with the idea to get in the way.

Kou Zhun pretended not to know, and asked Emperor Zhenzong, "I don't know who set up this plan for His Majesty?" Emperor Zhenzong avoided him, and said to Kou Zhun, "Don't ask where the plan came from, Aiqing, but see which idea is better?" Kou Zhun saw that Emperor Zhenzong still intended to protect the two, and said angrily, "Both ideas are very bad. His Majesty is eloquent and strategic, and the generals of the DPRK have the same heart, and the soldiers use their lives. If His Majesty personally leads the three armies, the morale will be high, and the Liao soldiers will be defeated. Taking a step back, even if Your Majesty sits in the capital, our army harasses the enemy with strange soldiers, does not fight on the wall, and waits for the Liao soldiers to be tired, our army will wait for the opportunity to move, and it will win. However, His Majesty wanted to abandon the temple and avoid the barbarians. At that time, the people's hearts will fluctuate, and the Liao soldiers will take advantage of the situation to pursue again, and An can protect the world? The person who made this decision was really a disloyal minister, and he should be punished for his crimes, so as to set an example. ”

Kou Zhun said extremely angrily, and when he said it, Wang and Chen were pale, trembling and sweating, and the two of them hated Kou Zhun from then on. Kou Zhun also knew that it was not a good thing for these two to stay by Emperor Zhenzong's side all day long, especially Wang Qinruo, who was extremely cunning, and the court must not keep him. At this time, Emperor Zhenzong asked Kou Zhun for a plan, eager to find someone to guard Tianxiong County, the gateway to Kyoto. Kou Zhun thought that the opportunity had come, so he said to Emperor Zhenzong, "The current situation is extremely critical, and even if there is a strategy against the enemy, it is difficult to use it. The ancients said, 'It is better to have a plan than to be lucky', and now you can only rely on the luck of the generals. Emperor Zhenzong smiled slightly when he heard this, and was noncommittal.

Kou Zhun made a decision, and immediately wrote an edict, summoning Wang Qinruo to leave immediately and go to Tianxiong County. Wang Qinruo, as a ruling minister, was demoted to a foreign place as an official for no reason, and there was a war there, he was originally a civil minister, how could he understand the matter of defending the city against the enemy. Wang Qinruo held the edict in his hand, stunned. He hadn't figured out how to deal with it, how could Kou Zhun give him another chance to let him go and confess. Kou Zhun immediately arranged for him to feast, and said to him resolutely, "The emperor wants to beg the thief Kou, how can you and I, as courtiers, be safe." The political suffragette has been in power for a long time and understands its reasoning. Now that the carriages and horses are ready, please set off immediately to relieve your majesty's worries. Your Majesty is worry-free, our generation can be worry-free, in order to have peace of mind, and only with peace of mind can we be at peace!" Seeing that Kou Zhun said the last few words more harshly, especially the words "peace of mind can be peaceful", Wang Qinruo suddenly felt creepy, this is obviously to warn himself that if he delays and refuses to go on the road, there will be a great disaster.

Wang Qinruo was worried and at a loss, so he had to take the "Shangma wine" handed over by Kou Zhun and drank it all, and was forced to set off. Wang Qinruo sat in the car and was dazed for a while, and then thought, "As the saying goes, people have to bow their heads under the eaves", and it is good to leave, so as to save it from falling into the hands of Kou Zhun and being planned by him. Wang Qinruo is really a big "blessing" general, after he arrived in Tianxiong County, he saw that there were enemy soldiers everywhere, he had no plan to defend the city, and there was no good way to break the enemy, so he had to order the soldiers to close the city gate, and sit in the palace all day long, living in fear, fortunately, Sun Quanzhao and other generals Zuo Xiaoyong was abnormal, and several Liao soldiers were defeated. Soon after, the Khitan soldiers retreated for some reason, and Wang Qinruo was later rewarded for his "defense of the city" and became the prime minister, which is a later story.

After Wang Jizhong was defeated and captured, Empress Dowager Xiao appreciated his talent and loyalty very much, so she surrendered him, and since then, Wang Jizhong has become a close confidant of Empress Dowager Xiao. Wang Jizhong went south with the army this time, and saw his hometown along the way, and saw that the city was completely destroyed, and the people of the Great Song Dynasty were plundered, and he couldn't bear it. It just so happened that the Empress Dowager Xiao was worried about the unfavorable things of the teacher, so Wang Jizhong took the opportunity to say to her, "Those who have been fighting for a long time and benefiting the country have not had it, so it is better to negotiate peace with Song Strike Army." "Empress Dowager Xiao thought of the continuous war, the number of people has plummeted, the lack of people, and the southern expedition is only barely holding on, plus she is old, but she is tired of saddle horses all day long, and she feels very tired, and she also hopes to end this war as soon as possible. Listening to what Wang Jizhong said, Empress Dowager Xiao sighed secretly and ordered to give it a try. Immediately, he sent a confidant colonel, with the letter arrow of the Liao army and Wang Jizhong's letter, to ask to see the border general of the Great Song Dynasty, and asked him to forward Wang Jizhong's secret recital to the imperial court.

The generals of the Song army did not dare to slack off, and quickly passed Wang Jizhong's secret music to Emperor Zhenzong. When Emperor Zhenzong saw it, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly opened it to see, and saw that it was written, "The ministers obey the edict to resist the enemy, do their best to be loyal, and dare not ignore it." The battle of Wangdu, from morning to night, can not take a break, lack of food, soldiers are tired. The war horses had no grass to eat, and the soldiers did not eat water and rice for days. The ministers reorganized the ranks, boosted morale, fought the enemy again, and invited the enemy to attack the front. Although there are small victories, there are also many losses. hated Wang Chao, the army was in the rear of the minister, but he didn't come to help, and the army was not captured, and the minister hated it. I deeply hate Wang Chao's selfishness and indiscretion, and even hate myself for acting recklessly, advancing and retreating uncontrollably, and finally being victimized by the villain, and suffering from this lifelong shame. Fortunately, the Northern Dynasty remembered the old loyalty of the ministers, and the ministers also remembered the emperor's teachings that the courtiers should take it as their responsibility to rest the people and the soldiers. Now the Northern Dynasty deeply feels the holiness of His Majesty, and is willing to restore the old good, and the minister begs His Majesty to grant it!"

After Emperor Zhenzong read the tantric recital, he did not speak, and he circulated Wang Jizhong's letter to the ministers. After everyone finished reading, Emperor Zhenzong opened his mouth and said, "When the Great Song Dynasty was in its heyday, it was all reconciled with Rong Di, and now it should be even more so, but the Northern Dynasty has no sincerity, and this matter cannot be forced, otherwise, it will be humiliated in vain." In recent years, there have been many discussions about reconciliation between the two dynasties, but they have not been implemented. Wang Jizhong's letter is the same, although the affection is deep, but it is not enough to believe!" Prime Minister Bi Shi'an replied, "Recently, I have often heard that the Khitan soldiers who surrendered to the Song Dynasty said that the Khitan was afraid of His Majesty's wisdom and martial arts and the wealth of the Great Song Dynasty, and was afraid that the Great Song Dynasty would send troops to recover Youzhou. Therefore, it is better to strike first, and repeatedly wave troops south. The two armies have been fighting for a long time, but they rarely have the first opportunity. He had the intention to strike the army, but he was afraid of provoking the ridicule of the countrymen, so he used Wang Jizhong to seek peace. From this point of view, the desire for peace should be somewhat credible. ”

Emperor Zhenzong said, "Qing and the others only know one of them, and they don't know the others. It is true that he sued for peace with no success, but once he readily agreed to his request, he would later put forward various conditions for the dismissal of the army. In order to save the people from the suffering of war and be able to live and work in peace and contentment, we can reluctantly agree to other conditions, but there is one thing that cannot be achieved. That is the land of Guannan, the land of Guannan once belonged to the Khitan, how could they not take the opportunity to ask for it. I can't agree to this, so the peace talks are illusory after all, so it's better to prepare early and meet him in terms of force. "The decision has been made, Emperor Zhenzong wrote an edict, ordering the side to be forwarded to Wang Jizhong, to the following effect: If the Khitan side is sincere, it should take the initiative to sue for peace, and there can be no more additional conditions, just send an envoy to discuss it. Wang Jizhong's reply asked the Great Song Dynasty to send an envoy first, but Emperor Zhenzong was not confused at that time, and immediately refused, and the negotiation between the two sides was still hopeless.

Emperor Zhenzong made military and administrative adjustments, and ordered Wang Chao's department to quickly move closer to the Yuanyuan area where Emperor Zhenzong was going to be lucky. Wang Jizhong received the edict of Emperor Zhenzong and immediately explained the situation to the Empress Dowager Xiao. Soon after, he told the Song court through the border generals, "The Khitan soldiers have surrounded Yingzhou, this is the old territory of the Khitan, and they will want to get it." If the Song court intends to make peace, it must send an envoy as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be too late to capture Yingzhou in a few days!" Emperor Zhenzong heard this, and said to his ministers, "Yingzhou City has already been prepared, and it is really not to worry, but it is just a matter of repair, and neither side is willing to send envoys first, how can the problem be solved? Emperor Zhenzong sent envoys first, what is the damage?" Emperor Zhenzong immediately wrote an edict, ordering the sergeants to carry letter arrows into the Khitan camp, and at the same time ordering the Privy Council to start selecting envoys. The stakes of sending the envoy first and sending the envoy later, Emperor Zhenzong's heart was like a mirror, and he resolutely refused at first, but unfortunately it didn't take long for him to change his mind, which was really anticlimactic.

The privy envoy Wang Jiying recommended to Emperor Zhenzong, "Dianzhicao can use it, he once said that if you can send an envoy to a foreign country on the order of the king, there is no way to avoid life and death!" Emperor Zhenzong replied after listening, "The Liao people will show goodwill to me first, and there will be no danger, but his official position is low, but his feelings are commendable." I heard that there was something in the imperial court, and I took the initiative to ask for help, which is worthy of praise!" So Cao Yu was promoted to the Marquis of the Pavilion Gate, promoted him to six levels in a row, and made him the deputy envoy of Chongyi to the Khitan. Before leaving, Emperor Zhenzong was not at ease and instructed Cao Yu, "The Liao people went south, one is to expand their territory, and the other is to plunder their wealth. The important land of Guannan has belonged to China for a long time, how can it be taken away by the Khitan in my hands. If the Khitan wants to ask for some money, they may as well agree, after all, in the Han Dynasty, there was a precedent for giving Shan Yu with jade silk and other things. Cao Yu hated the Khitan invasion of the south very much, and heard that Emperor Zhenzong promised to give the Khitan property, he was even more dissatisfied, and said angrily, "If the Khitan has vain requests, the ministers should not die!" Emperor Zhenzong saw that Cao Yu made extraordinary words, and he was very modest, and he expected that he would definitely live up to his mission, and he was very happy in his heart and appreciated him very much.

It turned out that the Khitan army could not capture Dingzhou City, and then turned east and surrounded Yingzhou City. The Liao army had a lot of troops, and its momentum was very strong, and it continued to attack the city day and night. The soldiers and civilians of Yingzhou held together, Liao Shengzong and Empress Dowager Xiao personally beat the drum to supervise the battle, boosted morale, and attacked for more than ten days, both sides suffered heavy casualties, but the city has not been able to be conquered, and the Khitan soldiers were forced to retreat. Song Liao fought endlessly, but the matter of the imperial expedition could no longer be put on hold, and Emperor Zhenzong had no choice but to drive out of the capital and march to Shanzhou.