Zhou Chen said calmly: "Because we are not the ones who can make the decision."
"It's that simple?"
"Yes, it's that simple."
Zhou Bai gritted his teeth. He was a passionate young man who wanted to protect his family and country and expand his territory. This was his dream.
The past year or so has been like a dream to him. Although it is difficult and dangerous, it has ignited his passion and he longs for such a life.
As a result, when he was at the peak of his ambition, the imperial court's orders and imperial edicts poured down on him like cold water, extinguishing his passion.
"Dad, what should we do? Is there really a truce?"
Zhou Chen sneered and said: "Stop, of course you have to stop, it is an imperial decree after all."
"But……"
"Nothing but."
Zhou Chen directly interrupted Zhou Bai. His son was still young and had limited experience, so he couldn't understand many things.
Now that he has received the imperial edict, if he disobeys it, it will be disobeying the edict, which is a serious crime. His family members are all in the capital and are out of reach, so of course they will not do such stupid things.
Of course, these are what Zhou Chen and Zhou Bai said, secretly, he had other instructions.
Because the Liao army was defeated by Zhou Chen and suffered heavy losses, although the Liao State was angry, it had to agree to the Song Dynasty's peace talks.
As a result, both sides sent peace negotiators and started negotiations in a safe place.
However, negotiations cannot be successful overnight. Both parties have already made preparations, and you will come and go to raise conditions.
It was clear that the Song Dynasty was the victor this time, but as they talked, they actually became the weaker side. Instead of taking advantage, they were pressed harder by the Liao Kingdom.
What's even more strange is that in the face of the Liao's pressing pressure, the Song Dynasty actually compromised step by step. In addition to being unwilling to cede the city and land, it also agreed to pay various tributes and annual coins to the Liao.
This is not a peace talk at all, it is simply a unilateral offer of warmth by Song Fang.
Zhou Chen had always sent people to keep an eye on the outcome of the peace talks, but when he learned about the process and conditions of the peace talks, he was dumbfounded.
Sure enough, reality is sometimes more exaggerated than imagined. The victor pays the loser. No matter what era it is placed in, it is very explosive.
"You want peace talks, have you asked me?"
Zhou Chen sneered in his heart, of course he could not just sit back and watch the Song-Liao peace talks succeed. If they succeeded, what would happen to his mission?
After doing side missions for so long, he knows very well that the more difficult the side missions, the better the rewards will be. He has been waiting for so many years just to complete the side mission of regaining the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. Who dares to hinder him?
, is his enemy.
As for how to stop the peace talks, he had already made preparations.
Just when the negotiation between the envoys of Song and Liao was about to succeed, a piece of news suddenly came, which instantly interrupted the negotiation between the two parties.
It turned out that news came from the front line that tens of thousands of captured Liao troops suddenly rioted in the military camp, killing countless Song troops and trying to escape.
Zhou Chen, the commander-in-chief of the Song army, was also assassinated by the Liao people and was injured. His generals had no choice but to order the execution of the Liao prisoners.
At the critical moment of the peace talks, something like this happened suddenly, and the peace talks naturally could not go on. The Liao envoy even became furious, clamoring to make Song pay the price, etc., and then left angrily.
When the news reached the capital, the government and the public were shocked, and the official Zhao Zhen was also shocked.
Originally, he had been gradually relieved because the peace talks were about to succeed, but unexpectedly, such a situation suddenly appeared, which made his heart suddenly lift again.
"What's going on with this Zhou Chen? He's invincible on the battlefield and invincible. Why can't he even see some captured Liao people?"
Zhao Zhen was furious. As an emperor, he did not want to fight, nor did he have much ambition. He only wanted peace in the world and the return of all people.
However, this prisoner uprising directly destroyed the peace talks between Song and Liao. According to the wishes of the Liao people, this war is inevitable.
There were many officials who had the same idea as Zhao Zhen, especially those civil servants who were already dissatisfied with Zhou Chen. They immediately took the opportunity to attack and criticized Zhou Chen, as if Zhou Chen was not a hero who protected his family and country, but an unforgivable sin.
The minister is ordinary.
Naturally, the nobles and the officials who supported Zhou Chen could not be outdone. They excused Zhou Chen one after another, supported the war, and proposed that Zhou Chen lead the army to counterattack the Liao Kingdom, etc.
The quarrel between the two sides was serious, and a good court meeting ended in this quarrel.
Zhao Zhen, an official who had been educated by civil servants since he was a child, was different from the late emperor Zhao Heng. As Zhou Chen destroyed Xixia and defeated the Liao army, his reputation became more and more popular and his military power became more and more powerful. He could not help but feel towards Zhou Chen.
Chen Sheng felt a little wary.
In particular, the civil servants around him kept instilling sharp words in him, such as "yellow robes", military men causing chaos in the country, etc., which made him even more wary of Zhou Chen.
Therefore, he favored the civil service group and did not want to continue the war, and Zhou Chen's behavior undoubtedly disrupted his plan.
Although he is dissatisfied in his heart, he has no choice now. The Liao Kingdom has stopped negotiating with you and has made it clear that he wants to start a war. He can't cut off Zhou Chen's head and send it over to let the Liao Kingdom go out. So this battle is destined to be
Unavoidable.
And once the war starts, the one he can rely on is Zhou Chen, so he has no choice.
Chapter completed!