"Did I go too far? You and others secretly colluded to depose Jia Sidao. Now that he has learned about this, how are you going to control him? Do you have soldiers and horses in your hands? Even if you want to summon Lu Wenhuan, can you do it?
?If there was no peace talks with the Tang Dynasty, would Lu Wenhuan dare to lead his troops and leave Xiangyang? Also, if 200,000 troops enter Sichuan, it will cost countless money and food, how can the people in Jiangnan still survive? At the moment, what is the best way to win people's hearts and establish prestige? No
In peace talks, how can you, a few civil servants, fight against Jia Sidao?"
After a series of rhetorical questions, Wang Xun raised his hand, pointed at Zhang Jian with the closed folding fan, and said: "Come on, I have bullied others too much, you should kill me."
"you……"
"Old man, if you don't kill me today, you will be my grandson!" Wang Xun suddenly shouted.
Zhang Jian was so horrified that he took two steps back, his face became embarrassed, and he muttered: "I don't want to listen to barbarians like you playing rogue."
Wang Xin laughed and said: "I am a barbarian. You have never seen a real barbarian."
After waiting for a while, seeing that Zhang Jian remained silent, Wang Xin smiled more heartily and opened the folding fan again to fan himself.
"Ha, grandson."
Chen Yizhong looked closely and saw a poem written on the fan.
"But Xu Bangchang was appointed as Ji Xin, and the Hun general Qin Hui was appointed as Cheng Ying. I was willing to accept Jiang Zuo as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the long-term envoys were heroic and unjust."
If Hao Jing wrote this poem to express his feelings for the Song Dynasty, Wang Xin inscribed this poem on a fan, but it was only ridicule.
Coupled with the laughing look on his face, it's not annoying.
Later, Wang Xun actually refused to give him a step, and said: "Stop talking nonsense, just say that Qin Hui is not a good person?!"
Chen Yizhong never thought that one day he would be compared to Qin Hui.
He prided himself on being upright and determined to save the people of the country, so he was obliged to go to the palace and write a letter to impeach Ding Daquan, who covered the sky with his hands.
However, in order to save the people of the country, we must resist the entry of thieves externally, root out traitors internally, and eradicate bad government.
At this point in the current situation, externally, the war situation in the Central Plains is about to be determined, and internally, the public land law has persecuted the people to the point where it cannot be worsened.
Peace talks and letting go of the enemy have become the only way before them. Even if they drink poison to quench their thirst, they must first alleviate the immediate crisis and reach a high enough position before they can mend the sky with their hands.
Thinking of this, Chen Yizhong felt extremely helpless.
He really didn't want to be Qin Hui, but he had no choice but to be Qin Hui if he wanted to save the Song Dynasty.
"What do you want us to do?" Chen Yizhong finally said.
"Yu Quan! You..." Zhang Jian was shocked, "Do you really want to cooperate with this traitor?"
"Is it interesting?" Wang Xin spat at Zhang Jian's feet, "It's sanctimonious."
Chen Yizhong said calmly: "Tell me, what are the conditions?"
"Hahaha, during the hundreds of years of Liao, Jin, Yuan, and now the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains has gone through great changes, but Zhao and Song are still the same Zhao and Song, and they have never changed." Wang Xun said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Qin, you will definitely give us the conditions.
I can afford it. Even if it costs one million years old coins, it’s just a small amount compared to the military expenditure, isn’t it?”
Chen Yizhong said: "We will start the official report as soon as possible."
"Yes, recall Jia Sidao as soon as possible with twelve gold medals."
~~
Suddenly there was a thunder on the river.
There was a "boom", which frightened the Song army into thinking that it was the Tang army on Kuizhou City who had fired artillery again.
Jia Sidao stood by the cabin window with his hands behind his hands, looking at the sudden thunderstorm, and saw the soldiers on the warship not far away scooping water out in the rain.
He just watched like this until it got dark.
"Pingzhang Gong, withdraw your troops." Huang Gongshao finally couldn't bear it any longer and said: "Lead the army back to Lin'an and get rid of those shackles. Pingzhang Gong can still go boating on the West Lake and enjoy his life..."
"When the Tang army goes south, will they not lose a rich man?" Jia Sidao sneered and answered for Huang Gongshao, asking: "Are you advising me as my secret agent now, or are you Li Xia's lobbyist?"
"There is no difference. Even if Pingzhang doesn't want to fight, he still has to fight."
Jia Sidao suddenly turned around, took out a large stack of drawings from the bed with his own hands, placed them on the bed and rummaged through them.
After a while, he pulled out a map showing the sixteen states of Yanyun.
He picked up his pen and started marking, muttering in a low voice: "The main force of Kublai Khan still exists, gathered in Yanjing to wait for work, and prepare for a decisive battle with Li Xia."
This was the intelligence that Boyan had replied to him before. Although the situation was bound to be favorable to the Yuan army, Jia Sidao had his own judgment.
"If Li Xia wants to defeat Kublai Khan, he must mobilize at least more than 100,000 troops to fight this battle, but his defense line is too long and there are too many places to defend... Therefore, Li Xia wants to force me to withdraw my troops and relieve the pressure.
Not bad?"
Huang Gongshao lowered his head and did not answer.
Jia Sidao shouted: "I'm asking you, is that so?"
"Mr. Ping Zhang, this matter... is beyond my knowledge."
"That's it." Jia Sidao marked his hand faster and said, "I see through Li Xia. He wants to move all the soldiers and horses in Henan."
The military positions on the map have almost been drawn.
The Yuan army was concentrated in Yanjing, while the Tang army was distributed in large numbers around the Yuan army.
"This is Li Xia's arrangement. He will use all his strength to deal with Kublai Khan." Jia Sidao put down his pen, drew a circle in the middle of the map with his finger, and said, "By then, all defenses in this area will be empty.
"
The places he crossed with his fingers included Hanzhong, Chang'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng and other important towns.
"Really?" Jia Sidao asked Huang Gongshao again, staring into his eyes closely, and said: "I really shouldn't attack Shu, I should drive directly to the three capitals."
"What's the use of Duke Pingzhang testing me? I really don't know." Huang Gongshao said: "I only know that the Song Dynasty is no longer willing to supply food and grass to the army, so Duke Pingzhang has only one way to retreat."
Jia Sidao had regained his confidence, smiled slightly, and said, "I won't kill you today, but let you go back. You can take this to Li Xia as a gift from me."
He casually picked up the map on the eucalyptus, folded it, and threw it in front of Huang Gongshao.
"Take it and get out."
When Huang Gongshao left, Jia Sidao sat down on his chair as if he was discouraged.
Faced with Li Xia's scheme, he did not lose his mind or be led around, but pushed back with momentum.
Because Li Xia also has weaknesses and desires, he can see through these. Only then can both parties be placed on an equal footing, and only then can the outcome be negotiated.
After resting for a while, Jia Sidao stood up, picked up his pen and started writing a letter.
This letter was actually written to Chen Yizhong.
"Now Li Ni is as powerful as a crossbow, and his danger is no worse than ours, so he will bluff his power in order to intimidate the court into peace talks. He only kills his lobbyists to show his determination, so that he will not dare to use all his strength because he is worried about the Song Dynasty and the rear.
The decisive battle is at Youyan. Tigers and wolves are fighting each other in the Central Plains, and there is a turning point in the south of the Yangtze River. Remember not to settle for perfection, or the flames of the traitor will become even brighter. Remember, remember..."
After sealing this letter, a coldness flashed in Jia Sidao's eyes and he continued to write another letter.
This letter was written to Han Zhen, his confidant who stayed in Lin'an to command the army.
After the last word "kill" was written, Jia Sidao put down his pen and called two messengers.
The messenger took a boat overnight to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Sichuan and Shu are far away, so even if the wind and water go smoothly, it will take more than half a month for the letter to reach Lin'an.
~~
Three days later, Lin'an.
On this day, it was difficult for Zhao Yu to get the Xuande Hall.
There were only a few important ministers standing in the palace, while Queen Mother Xie Daoqing was sitting behind the bead curtain and listening.
The person standing there describing the situation was Chen Yizhong. He spoke calmly and tried to report everything that happened as clearly and simply as possible.
"What? Princess Rui?" Zhao Fu couldn't help but exclaimed.
He had been a little afraid of Zhao Jin since he was a child, because Zhao Jin was Zhao Yun's biological daughter and Jia Sidao's niece, and she seemed to him to be very domineering and arrogant.
"How...how could it be possible? How could Princess Rui betray Li Ni? Li Ni is a regicide...a rebel."
Zhao Fu knew this matter best, so he was particularly puzzled.
Chen Yizhong did not say much more about this, he simply responded and continued talking.
And Zhao Yu's exclamations became more and more frequent.
"Bianjing?"
"Who is Boyan?"
"Didn't Lu Wenhuan win? What?"
suddenly.
Zhao Yu stood up in shock.
"What?! Prime Minister?! Prime Minister has rebelled?! Then...then didn't all our army rebel? What should we do? What should we do?"
"Officials don't have to worry..."
"What should we do? Do we want to move the capital? Should we move the capital now?"
"Your Majesty!" Chen Yizhong had to raise his voice and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, it is not clear whether Jia Pingzhang is a collaborator with the enemy, but the army that defeated Shu will never directly defect to Li Ni."
"Really?" Zhao Fu breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the imperial couch again.
Chen Yizhong said: "Jia Sidao is a minister of the Song Dynasty. He only has the power to command the army in battle, and he has no ability to lead his army to rebel. Not all the generals who defeated Shu are Jia's party, not to mention that the soldiers' hometown records are all there, so Your Majesty does not need to
concern."
Zhao Fu couldn't understand this and didn't bother to think about it. He quickly said: "That's good, that's good. You are... Chen Qing, right? I remember you, can you tell me what to do?"
"I think it is time to negotiate peace with Li Ni now, order all the troops to return to their respective stations, and summon Jia Pingzhang to return to the court."
Chen Yizhong did not say what he would do after recalling Jia Sidao. What he needed first was an imperial decree.
Once the imperial edict was issued, the status was determined. At least Jia Sidao did not have the name to lead his army back to Lin'an.
Zhao Fu didn't know what to do, so he turned to look at Xie Daoqing behind the bead curtain.
Xie Daoqing felt Zhao Fu's gaze, so he looked at Xie Yichang who was standing in the hall, and saw Xie Yichang nodded slightly.
So Xie Daoqing also looked at Zhao Yu and nodded.
"Then just..."
Suddenly, there was a noise outside the hall.
Chen Yizhong frowned, thinking that today there was a duel between the emperor and his ministers. He had clearly made arrangements not to be disturbed by others, so why would something happen?
"The officials are here, what's the fuss about?"
Then I heard a eunuch report from outside: "There must be a foreign minister who wants to see the official. I will go and ask now."
"Indecent."
However, not long after, a loud voice was heard outside the palace saying: "Han Zhen, the commanding officer in front of the palace, has an audience with His Majesty."
Everyone was shocked, and many people turned pale with fright at this moment.
No one can guarantee that Han Zhen did not enter the palace today to launch a mutiny.
They looked at the palace door with deep fear in their eyes.
On the contrary, only Zhao Yu seemed more indifferent because he didn't know who Han Zhen was.