Chapter 204 The Art of the Royal Man

A few days later, the weather was fine. In the autumn and winter of Hedong, it is rare to have such a bright sunny day. The sky is blue, and the river surrounds the ancient city of Taiyuan like a jade belt.

After several days of negotiations, the envoys of the State of Jin were ready to return.

The result of the negotiation is that there is no result. In fact, both sides have known this result for a long time, but it has been a routine for so many days.

After all, Zhang Xiaochun invited a letter from Tokyo to reply to Shi Liai. The meaning of the Song Dynasty is very simple - "Let's discuss it again."

Neither refuse nor promise. Standard diplomatic rhetoric is also a typical Song Dynasty diplomacy - procrastinating if you can, and fooling if you can.

Shi Liai did not leave any cruel words, smiled indifferently and did not refute, and left with his mission.

As for the woman who was lost by the mission, he did not question her again. The "General Song" who entrusted the agent did not appear in front of him again.

According to the usual practice, Zhang Xiaochun sent 500 armors to escort the mission to the border.

After leaving Taiyuan City, Shi Liai was a little uneasy. Because the more you go to the back, the quieter the surroundings are, which is a little abnormally quiet. The person he wanted to see most never appeared again.

The open gun is easy to hide from the hidden arrows, and the hidden danger is the real danger. In the heart of Shi Li's love, Chu Tianya is becoming more and more mysterious. Originally, he thought that he had a general understanding of Chu Tianya. Now he feels that he still knows nothing about him. Not only that, after seeing Chu Tianya with his own eyes, he felt that it was better not to see him. Because Chu Tianya made him unpredictable, he had more hesitation in his heart.

For a policy-maker, there is nothing more deadly than hesitation.

On the way back to his hometown, Shi Liai has always been silent, and the image of Chu Tianya was clear and blurred in his mind. He is a little mocking himself. For decades, no woman has made him think like this day and night. Now, there is a man hovering in his mind all day long.

The chariots and horses of the mission walked near Xiaocang Mountain. At the beginning, Chu Tianya was ambushed to intercept Yao Gu and others and rescued Jiao Wentong.

Suddenly, the golden drum in front of him was impatient, and countless cavalry swarmed out from both sides of the mountain road. The flag fluttered the horses, and the bright knives and guns were dazzling in the light of the sun.

The Jurchens and the accompanying officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty were shocked and hurriedly pulled the horse out of the sheath and put on a defensive frame.

The oncoming cavalry did not launch an attack, but set up a queue next to the wide official road. One of the huge strong men rode an equally powerful dark horse, like a demon god down the earth, shouting like thunder and shouting, "I am the general of the Qixingzhai Broken Army and Tang Ang! By the order of my lord, I came to welcome the envoy of the State of Jin to rest here! The Lord wants to serve the messenger!"

Tang Ang's voice has always been roaring to death. Coupled by the momentum of persuading soldiers and horses on both sides, they bluffed the female messengers and the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty on the spot!

At this time, Li Ai was still sitting in the car. She couldn't help lifting the curtain and looking out. She praised in a loud voice, "What a tiger general!"

One of the members of the delegation by the carriage hurriedly asked the leader of Song Bing for help, saying that there were mountain thieves coming to plunder the mission, and you should provide us with protection!

The leader of Song Bing rolled his eyes and said angrily, "Fuck your mother's fart, this is our general's horse!" Didn't you hear it clearly? The general is going to give it to the messenger!"

The messenger touched his nose, so that he was not annoyed and did not dare to attack.

Tang Ang on that side was impatient to wait. He strangled the rein and roared angrily, "My lord has been waiting for a long time. Why didn't the messenger get out of the car? Is it that he is waiting for Ben to take you out of the car!!"

With a roar, it doesn't have to do with the officers and soldiers of the Jurchens and the Song Dynasty who felt that their legs were weak, and even the horses pulling the cart upside down.

Shi Liai took a deep breath and walked out of the car.

"I am the messenger of the State of Jin. Where is your master? Just lead me!"

"Okay, please!" Tang Ang didn't talk nonsense. He asked someone to bring a horse and let Shi Liai ride it.

The tiger horse quickly surrounded and blocked Shi Liai at the core. Tang An turned the horse's head and waved his hand, and a group of cavalry drifted away like smoke and dust.

"This, this - the mastermind was robbed like this?" The members of the delegation of the State of Jin panicked and shouted loudly.

The officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty are all happy with disasters. It's so comfortable.

"You colluded to hijack the envoys of our Great Gold Kingdom! You will regret it!"

"What are you shouting!" The officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty scolded impatiently, "Aren't you claiming to be used to fighting, and you are all good hands on horseback? If you have the ability, go and grab the messenger back by yourself! We don't have the ability, and we are still afraid of death! That's Tang An, the general of the general's guard and the leader of Hu Benqi. Do you know how a general named Wu Lihai died in the last battle of Huanglong Valley? - It was torn into two pieces by him!"

As soon as this was said, all the real women present were angry on the spot and lost their temper.

Wu Lihai used to be a fierce general of Wanyan Zonghan's three armies. But it was torn by Tang Ang... This is undoubtedly the greatest excitement for the real women who have always been in awe of warriors.

On the halfway of Xiaocang Mountain, a marching tent was knotted, and an empty plain open tent was pulled up in front of the tent. Chu Tianya sat in Bai Peng and Jiao Wentong sitting in Baipeng drinking tea and chatting, and his expression was quite relaxed. There are some horses scattered around, freely gnawing the remaining grass roots in the mountains, bows and arrows and prey hanging on the saddle, and several fierce dogs lying next to the tent, spitting out their scarlet tongues and panting.

It can be seen at a glance that this group of people came out to hunt.

However, near a hundred steps, there are no less than a thousand armored guards under strict control, guarding this place like an iron barrel. There are more banners flying around, showing a magnificent military scene.

"Second brother, it seems that the injury on your body is not serious, and your demeanor is better than before!" Chu Tianya smiled relaxedly and said, "It's still like that. It's amazing!"

"Haha, the Lord is flattered." Jiao Wentong stroked his long smile and said, "Mr. Jiao is grateful to have the opportunity to go out and hunt with the master. I just don't know how to greet the maid who met the virgin messenger later? The lord asked someone to shoot him in the left eye, and Jiao will never shoot him in the right eye!"

"No, no." Chu Tianya waved his hand and said with a smile, "I'm really here to feed him. Shi Liai is a wonderful person. He can't die yet.

"The master has an order, and my subordinates obey." Jiao Wentong holds boxing.

Bai Xi sat aside and shook the fan with a relaxed smile. At this time, he interrupted, "Master, second brother, it seems that you have gained a lot today, and there are many treasures such as bear paws among the prey. Why don't we roast them now and give them to Shili Aixing?

"Good!" Chu Tianya smiled and said, "Siliai came from a nomadic country in the north, and he must like this taste!"

Bai Shu immediately greeted his men and went to prepare to roast the prey.

Jiao Wentong took a big sip of tea, wiped the drops of water that fell on the long beard, and sighed, "It's a pity that my brother who went to Xixia with me died tragically in a foreign country, but he can't avenge him!"

"Second brother, if you can't bear it, you will mess up. Revenge is definitely to be revenge, but not now. Chu Tianya said with a smile, "No matter who it is, he is not qualified to harm our people in the Song Dynasty, let alone the people of the Hedong Rebel Army. I will remember this account for Shi Liai first, and I will ask him to return it.

"Yes. Jiao listened to the master. Jiao Wentong bowed with his fists and showed a trace of shame on his face. "Jiao is ashamed that this mission to Xixia failed to complete the task of the main bus. Neither Princess Xiao was found, nor an alliance was reached with Xixia. Now, the commercial farms along the Yellow River cannot be built for a while, and even the salt shackles of the smuggling gang do not dare to go to Xixia easily, resulting in a lack of salt in Hedong. These are all subordinates' faults. Please punish them.

"I don't blame you. With the golden people in the way, we can't carry out these things smoothly. Chu Tianya said with a smile, "Before, we were too anxious and wishful thinking, so we ignored the countermeasures that Jin Guo might take. Wait a minute, there will be a big war between Song and Jin soon. After this battle, we will go back to discuss the construction of a transportation business with Xixia. The Hedong Volunteer Army must be economically independent, which is inevitable!"

"Yes, my lord." Jiao Wen was convinced to worship again, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart: his courage and determination are indeed far better than ordinary people - what a terrible future!

"The second brother doesn't have to be born. I'd like to invite you to shoot today to see how your injury is recovering. Chu Tianya smiled and said, "It seems that you are in good health, so I'm relieved. Seeing that the war is imminent, how can we not be able to lead the third army without the second brother?

When Jiao Wentong heard this, he was in high spirits. He hugged his fist and said, "Jiao Wentong is willing to listen to the Lord's drive, and he will die!"

"Haha, second brother, please sit down!" Chu Tianya laughed, "With your words, I have a bottom in my heart. Three thousand whistling horses is a sharp knife for our Hedong Rebel Army; Jiao Erge is a flag in Hedong. No matter how tense and difficult the danger is in the future, as long as Brother Jiao and Xiaoqi are there, I will always be confident!"

Jiao Wentong did not sit down, but took a deeper breath with a more serious expression, and clenched his fist again. "As long as the master gives the order, Jiao Wentong and his 3,000 whistling horses under his command, go through fire and water, and go to the ground!"

"Ha ha, the second brother doesn't have to be so heavy. Please sit down." Chu Tianya still smiled and spoke relaxedly.

Bai Wei, who was ordering his subordinates to do things not far away, saw it, with a fox smile on his face and secretly said, "The master's skill of manipating people is becoming more and more exquisite. Jiao Wentong obviously came back after messing up the matter. Instead of punishing him, the lord had high hopes for him. This reminds Xiaosheng of Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty in the former Tang Dynasty. He also controlled Wei Gong and Li Yaoshi - it's better to use it than to use it. Jiao Wentong was guilty and was entrusted with a heavy responsibility without punishment. If he goes to the battlefield in the future, he will do his best without reservation... smart!"

The accompanying cooks have quickly raised the bonfire and began to roast their prey. The autumn wind is blowing slowly, and the smell of barbecue floats on the mountainside.

It's a relaxing afternoon. In Jiao Wentong's heart, there has never been turbulence and uneasiness.