"General, calm down your anger. The two countries are at war, and the envoys will not be killed. We, a country of great etiquette in the Song Dynasty, must not bring disinformation to others."
Wang Jian was staring at Jin Guobao in front of him with wide eyes. However, his body was tightly hugged by his subordinates.
"open."
Shang Mincai whispered another word of advice before letting Wang Jian go.
Standing in the hall is the Jin national treasure.
He was sweating profusely, lowering his head and not daring to look at Wang Jian, but hatred welled up in his heart.
Jin Guobao and Wang Jian once worked together under Yu Jie and had an old friendship in their early years.
This time, Jin Guobao followed Yang Dayuan to surrender to Mongolia. Seeing the defenders of various mountain cities surrendering quickly, and Meng Ge marching to the Jialing River, he felt more and more that the Song Dynasty was bound to fall.
I thought that when I came to Hezhou Diaoyu City this time, I would be able to persuade Wang Jian to surrender.
This was a good intention to save the lives of Wang Jian and his family, but he didn't expect that Wang Jian would kill someone if he disagreed?
"Yonggu, why are you doing this? Almost all of Shu belongs to the Great Khan, only Hezhou, Chongqing and a few small cities in southern Sichuan are left. As long as you open the city and surrender..."
"How dare you say more?!" Wang Jian gritted his teeth, still restraining his murderous intent, "I thought you were here to deliver news to the Mongols, but you actually betrayed your ancestral line and betrayed your country for glory?!"
At this point, he knew that if he continued to speak, he would not be able to help but kill this "envoy".
His heart was full of regret, but it turned into a scream.
"roll!"
Jin Guobao was both disappointed and happy.
I was disappointed that I could not convince Wang Jian, but fortunately I managed to save my life.
He was so angry that he did not dare to say anything, and allowed the soldiers to come forward and detain him.
"Bind this traitor and throw him down the mountain!"
After Wang Jian gave his instructions, he sat in the hall and still felt stuffy.
"Oh, what's the point of not killing the envoy when the two countries are at war?"
"General, the Huns have not killed Su Wu yet. How can we, the Song Dynasty, be worse than the Huns?"
Shang Mincai leaned down and said softly: "If the general kills the Jin national treasure, even if he wins the battle in the future, the court will probably still want to negotiate peace. If he is investigated later, it will be the general's grave crime."
"I know, you don't need to say more."
Of course Wang Jian knows.
Based on the Song Dynasty's old practice with the Liao and Jin Dynasties, peace talks were definitely required.
"Yes." Shang Min breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, Wang Jian was unwilling to accept it and said again: "Yang Dayuan then killed Wang Zhong."
"Wang Zhong presented Chang Ning Lei and killed General Wang Zuo when he surrendered. It's a different story." Shang Mincai said: "Yang Dayuan first wanted to be quick, but in the end he chose to surrender and beheaded the envoy, which almost cost the lives of his whole family."
Shang Mincai said this just because he lamented the impermanence of things in the world.
However, the speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Wang Jian asked: "You mean, if you don't kill the Jin national treasure, you will leave a way out?"
Shang Min was stunned for a moment and said hurriedly: "The student has absolutely no such intention!"
Wang Jian snorted coldly, stood up and walked around for a few steps, with murderous intent filling his eyes again.
…
The Jin national treasure was thrown down the hillside and staggered with a bruised head and bleeding.
Not long after, two soldiers came down from the mountain and invited him up the mountain again.
"Oh? Yonggu invited me back again?"
Jin Guobao thought Wang Jian had changed his mind and was overjoyed.
He went up the mountain again, sat in the bamboo basket again, and was carried into the Diaoyu City.
However, when I came out of the bamboo basket and looked up, I saw that I was already in the school grounds.
The Song army lined up in order and the momentum was terrifying.
Wang Jian, dressed in armor, was standing on the general commanding platform, his face as sinking as water.
"Yonggu...Yonggu." Jin Guobao was so shocked that he called Wang Jian and shouted: "You and I have known each other for many years, you can't..."
"Come here, behead the traitor Jin Guobao, sacrifice it to the flag, and fight to the death!"
"Yonggu, if the two countries are at war, I won't kill you..."
Wang Jian ignored Jin Guobao's cry and shouted: "Light up the cannon and do the surgery!"
"Boom!"
The cannon sounded, the sword was chopped down, and a head rolled down...
~~
Chengdu, Zhanlong Mountain.
"It'll be great if Pei Zhi can come back safely." Liu Heima greeted Jia Hou in person, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I was worried that Li Feiyu would kill you."
"Brother-in-law, don't worry, he is not a reckless person..."
"Does he have any intention of surrendering?"
Jia Hou whispered: "He would like to meet his brother-in-law."
Even though he said this, he smiled sarcastically.
Liu Heima's face turned cold when he saw his expression. He was no longer anxious and said slowly: "Let's talk after we get into the tent."
They entered the tent and drove away the attendants, leaving only Liu Heima's eldest son Liu Yuanzhen and fifth son Liu Yuanli to discuss.
"I told Li Xia about the current situation in Shu. The Great Khan was only one step away from defeating Chongqing. He then agreed to meet his brother-in-law."
"Are you afraid of fraud?" Liu Heima asked.
Jia Hou nodded and said, "That must be the case."
Liu Yuanzhen asked doubtfully: "How can the second uncle be so sure? Li Xia exposed a flaw?"
"There is no flaw." Jia Hou said, "But I think he is polite in speech and behavior, but he is really arrogant in his bones. I have mentioned Dahan many times, and looking at his eyes, he doesn't take it seriously. This can't be acted out.
of."
Liu Yuanzhen said: "Anyone can say a few arrogant words and claim that he is not afraid of the Great Khan. But, from the bottom of his heart, he does not take the Great Khan seriously, are there really such people?"
"If Da Lang sees Li Feiyu, he will know."
"That being said, I'm looking forward to meeting him." Liu Yuanzhen smiled brightly, quite proudly.
He has a sparse appearance and a free and easy manner. He does not look like a stooge in the two sentences. He looks like he wants to get acquainted with Li Xia earlier, which is quite the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
On the contrary, Liu Wulang and Liu Yuanli were more calm. They sat there and pondered for a long time, and then said: "Don't think my father is determined to surrender today. Li Xia's situation is actually very dangerous. He shouldn't be unable to understand this."
Jia Hou said: "Yes, just because my brother-in-law is temporarily inactive does not mean that he cannot be annihilated. Once our food and grass are delivered, he will be completely passive."
"Chengdu is an isolated city. It can't be defended without the baggage." Liu Yuanli said: "My father is very prudent in his military use, which is comparable to that of Niulin. He uses foot soldiers and cavalry, so it is difficult to win. If you don't surrender, what are you waiting for?"
?”
Jia Hou said: "Therefore, he said he would like to meet his brother-in-law."
"Want to take the opportunity to harm father?"
"That must be the case." Jia Hou turned to Liu Heima and asked with a smile: "Brother-in-law, would you like to see him?"
Liu Heima did not hesitate and only uttered one word.
"See."
"Brother-in-law is so courageous."
Liu Heima waved his hand and said: "Although this boy is young, he has heroic spirit. The shallow water of Zhao and Song Dynasties cannot keep such dragons. Only the great Mongolian country can embrace all rivers. This is an inevitable trend."
Liu Yuanzhen asked with a smile: "Father, do you cherish your talents?"
Liu Yuanli said: "Father sincerely pities the people of Sichuan and Sichuan."
Liu Heima lamented that he did not accept such praise, and said: "Once Hezhou can surrender, Sichuan and Shu will all return to the Great Khan. If we continue to fight, it will be meaningless for Li Feiyu's people. It is best to be able to fight without losing blood; but if Hezhou cannot
If we want to surrender, we must go down the Yangtze River to Chongqing as soon as possible, and we might as well persuade them to surrender as soon as possible."
"But he just wanted to kill his father."
"Even if he wants to kill me, he can still give it a try."
Liu Yuanzhen smiled freely again and asked, "How about I go see him on behalf of my father?"
Liu Heima waved his hand.
Jia Hou smiled mysteriously and said, "Brother-in-law, there is something very interesting today."
The Liu family, father and son, all turned their heads to look at him.
After Jia Hou was done with it, he said calmly: "Today, I mentioned that the guard of Daliang City, Pu Yuangui, had surrendered. A young man beside Li Xia suddenly lost his composure and shouted, 'No way! There is no way my father will surrender.
!', even though Li Xia stopped me, I heard this sentence clearly."
"Pu Yuangui's son? How come he is in Li Xia's army?"
Jia Hou said: "When I mentioned that Yang Dayuan had surrendered, Li Xia was not surprised. It must have been Pu Yuangui's son who delivered the news. But when I mentioned that Qingju, Yunshan, and Daliang City had all surrendered, Li Xia was obviously a little surprised.
.It can be seen that this Pu family member came to Li Xia's army around the end of May."
Liu Heima looked thoughtful.
"The son of Pu Yuangui?"
"Presumably Pu Yuangui's surrender will have a great impact on this child."
"Then let's find a way to meet him privately..."
~~
Chengdu.
Pu Weiyu's expression was dull, and he spoke after a long time: "Feiyu, do you believe it? My father surrendered? Impossible..."
"Do you want him to die for his country?"
Pu Lei opened his mouth, but for a moment he couldn't answer.
"I thought that my father would defend Daliang City and resist the Tartars."
"It's easy to say." Li Xia took off his armor, and the clothes underneath were soaked with sweat.
It's midsummer now, and the weather is getting hotter, making me sweat profusely even if I don't move.
"Not to mention anything else, the soldiers wore armor to defend the city and built the city walls under the scorching sun. Today, thirty-seven people in the army suffered from heat stroke. It's enough to ask others to lose their lives to defend a mountain city. But your father
, he really has to face the Mongolian army hundreds of times his size. His life is his."
Pu Wei asked: "You mean...even if father surrenders, it is also right?"
"I say he is wrong, so what? He makes the decision for his own destiny." Li Xia said, "Of course, if he helps the Mongolian army to attack, I will kill him if I meet him."
"I don't know what you mean."
"You are responsible for your own choices." Li Xia said, "You don't have to be responsible for his choices."
Pu Lei lowered his head and murmured: "I have become the son of a traitor...the son of a traitor...what should I do, uncle?"
When Pu Zezhi was mentioned, Li Xia's face became desolate.
For Pu Zezhi, this matter is bound to make matters worse. Pu Yuangui is his relative, Yang Dayuan of Dahuo City, and Zhang Dayue of Yunshan City are both his confidants and favorite generals.
With so many relatives and confidants surrendering, it was impossible for the court to trust Pu Zezhi, the commander-in-chief of Shu.
Li Xia could not imagine how much Pu Zezhi was going through at this juncture.
Pu Lei sat there in despair, thinking about this, and suddenly muttered to himself.
"If I were an uncle...I'm afraid I would also be thinking...why not...surrender?"
With this sentence, Pu Wei was suddenly startled and quickly turned to Li Xia and said: "I'm not..."
"Then we surrender too, right?" Li Xia said suddenly.
"What?"
"Kidding."
Pu Wei asked: "You...you can also joke?"
Li Xia said: "Your father surrendered, and the court is afraid that he will be blamed on you. I suppressed the subordinates and led the troops to fight without authorization. The guilt is not light. What should you and I do in the future?"
"I don't know either... I never thought about this before. I only wanted to protect my family and the country." Pu Wei's eyes were filled with bitterness and he said, "My father also only wanted to protect his family and the country before."
"Then just focus on protecting your family and country. Don't think too much about other things."
"But the current situation..."
"I have a way." Li Xia patted Pu Lei's shoulder, knowing that no amount of comfort would be of any use at the moment, he could only let him accept it slowly.
"You don't have to think too much about it for the time being. I will discuss it with you in detail after I defeat Liu Heima."
Pu Wei nodded blankly and closed his eyes, but the image of his father kneeling down to beg for a living still lingered in his mind...