Chapter 293 Eye Barrier

Chu Tianya lived in Taishifu from arriving in Tokyo and has never handed over two important figures to the court. One is Wanyan Zongwang, and the other is Shi Li Ai.

From that day when Xiao Linglong played the play in public, Shi Liai seemed to be a different person. From then on, he was silent and ignored no one. He asked for wine and meat every time, and he was drunk and dreamed of nothing every day.

Perhaps Xiao Linglong's words and actions really stimulated the bottom line in his heart, or maybe he is using this to escape the current crisis, or it is also possible that he is confusing everyone's hearts with another plan. In a word, the former mastermind of the Western Court of the State of Jin, has now become a complete alcoholic, and the wine is extremely poor. When he is drunk, he gets drunk. When he is drunk, he has sex. He falls and rolls all over the ground. He has repeatedly provoked the tiger guard guard. If it hadn't been for Chu Tianya's three orders and five times, I guess he would have been disassembled into parts by those tigers and wolves.

Wanyan Zongwang's performance is much calmer. He eats and sleeps when he eats. He doesn't care about big things and small things. He quietly waits for his emperor's brother and Zong Han to send someone to redeem him.

At that time, the two prisoners of the State of Jin released by Chu Tianya should have arrived at their destination long ago and sent Wanyan Zongwang's handwritten letter. However, there has been no news from the envoy of the State of Jin and Zong Han. Maybe they are also urgently discussing this matter.

Chu Tianya is not in a hurry at all. At present, there are too many things he has to deal with. On the contrary, he hopes that the envoy of the State of Jin will come a few days later.

In the afternoon, Wanyan Zongwang was really bored, and maybe he finally couldn't calm down and took the initiative to ask to see Chu Tianya.

Chu Tianya happened to have finished handling some public cases in the Taishi Mansion and was ready to rest, so he allowed him once and asked someone to bring him here.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. The second prince looks good!" Chu Tianya didn't forget to tease him as usual and said with a smile, "When you enter Tokyo City, are you still used to eating and living?"

"Everything is fine, with the hospitality of Lao Luoyang King." Wanyan Zongwang was also polite. He not only gave a salute to Chu Tianya, but also said calmly with a smile, "Today, I'm here. There are some things I want to discuss with the King of Luoyang."

"Okay, please have a seat and have tea!"

Wanyan Zongwang has never been a person who bends around the bush and drags water with water. He just sat down and said directly, "I want to know if the king of Luoyang is really sincere to make peace with Dajin? Or, when is the king of Luoyang going to let me go back to China?

Chu Tianya smiled and said, "Why, the second prince can't get used to it and is in a hurry to leave?"

Wanyan Zongwang frowned, "Please don't sneer at the king of Luoyang. Who wants to be a prisoner for a long time?" In fact, after a mutiny in Wutongyuan, I have already been a damn person. I've never been afraid of death, but - I can't die now, especially in the south!"

"I know what you mean. You want to go back to Jin as soon as possible and do what you should do, right? Chu Tianya said with a deep smile, "The Wutongyuan was defeated, and the vitality of the State of Jin was greatly damaged. It can be said that one of the most elite songs in the Kingdom of Jin has been lost. The impact of this defeat is far more than the loss of military strength. It is very likely that it will affect the stability of your Jin Guotang. Although your soldiers and horses have been run out, your prestige and influence in the army are still unmatched. As long as you can return to the State of Jin and wave your arms, there will be hundreds of thousands of horses under your command in an instant, which is enough to stabilize the current turbulent situation of the State of Jin. In short, if your second prince loses, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin will lose an arm. The vacancy you leave will trigger a scramble for countless people; if you are away, many people in the army will be disobedient or be seduced by others to do all kinds of disobedient actions. Therefore, for the current Jin Kingdom, the importance of you, the defeated general and Guanggan Marshal, is still irreplaceable.

Wanyan Zongwang was not surprised that Chu Tianya said such words. He said blankly, "I'm not surprised that the king of Luoyang can get through this layer. If you don't even have this wisdom and vision, you don't deserve to defeat me on the battlefield. Yes, my brother needs me very much now, and Dajin Kingdom also needs me very much. I know that you have been holding me back, and you happen to use all kinds of extortion. An important purpose is to let my Dajin Kingdom fall into chaos. It's better to break out a civil war.

"Oh, I've seen through all my little carving skills!" Chu Tianya smiled and said, "Yes, I really hope that the Kingdom of Jin will be in chaos. Holding you back, using this to blackmail the Jin court, and also putting pressure on Zong Han, is what I want to do most at the moment.

"But you have to let me go back." Wanyan Zongwang's tone suddenly became a little hard.

Chu Tianya couldn't help smiling, "Tell me the reason."

"If you don't let me go back, it's true that you can take me to Dajin Kingdom for a while. But if it takes too long, I will be given up. Don't think that it's very important for me to be your majesty's second brother or the marshal of the East Road Army. Luoyang King, you should understand that there is no irreplaceable person in the court and in the army. Wanyan Zongwang said, "What's more, there are many people who can replace me in Dajin Kingdom. If I seriously affect the national interests of Dajin, I will definitely be abandoned. And even if Dajin Guo doesn't give up on me, I will decisively judge myself. Because I don't want to be the sinner of Dajin Kingdom one day!"

"I heard that you are threatening me." Chu Tianya smiled indifferently, "But your words are reasonable. Go on."

"This is not a threat, but a fact. In front of people like Luoyang Wang, threats and intimidation are completely useless, isn't it? Wanyan Zongwang seemed to have a lot of confidence today, and he thought about it quite clearly. He said in an orderly manner, "If the King of Luoyang has detained me for too long, then I am actually a useless person, and there is no value. At that time, the king of Luoyang will not receive the expected city, soldiers, horses and money and grain, but can only harvest a corpse, which will attract the boundless resentment of the State of Jin, and even lead to a bigger and comprehensive war between the two countries.

"War?" Chu Tianya couldn't help smiling.

"Yes, the army of the King of Luoyang is very good at fighting. Zong Han and I have broken the halberd in your hands one after another. I have to admit that you are very powerful and a genius born for war!" Zong Wang said, "But if the war between the two countries really breaks out again in the country, King Luoyang, I want to ask you - with the current situation of the Song Dynasty, can you afford to fight?"

Chu Tianya frowned and said, "It seems that you haven't been idle recently and heard a lot of noise."

"The movement is too big. I don't think it's difficult to know." Zong Wang said in no hurry, "Your emperor fled with a large number of courtiers, troops and wealth. Maybe he will build a new court in the south of the Yangtze River to fight against Tokyo. The southern country is rich, but it absolutely can't withstand such internal consumption. I dare to assert that it will not be long before Jiangnan will be opposed to Tokyo, which will trigger a civil war in the south. At that time, King Luoyang, even if you have the ability to penetrate the world, how can you resist the foreign enemy of the Golden Kingdom and clean up the thieves in the country at the same time?

"You're right, please continue." Chu Tianya is as motionless as a clock.

"Also, in the past two or three years, the south has been in frequent wars, Tokyo has been besieged twice, the treasury has long been empty, and the people's livelihood has withered, and the sergeants are tired and are unable to fight again." Zong Wang said, "It's far away. In this battle of Wutongyuan alone, you dug up the Yellow River and flooded my 400,000 troops, and also flooded Tokyo and 100 miles of land in the Central Plains. Kill the enemy a thousand and lose eight hundred. This is a tragic victory for you. After this war, the land of the Central Plains is full of holes, the hungry people are full of famine, the farmland is destroyed and the mulberry weaving is dilapidated, and there are many plagues in the land - in short, you are going to be hungry, and you are going to face famine and disaster. I was defeated in this war, but the battlefield was in the hinterland of the Central Plains of the Southern Kingdom. The disasters left by the war could not be healed in just a few years. These are all heavy burdens on you - so many disasters and internal worries, Luoyang King, you won't deceive yourself. Do you still want the Northern Expedition and fight to the death with my Dajin Kingdom?

"It's worthy of being the second prince. Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I said it in an order and order, which is not much different from the reality." Chu Tianya said, "You said a lot of this, just to tell me that it's time for Song and Jin to reconcile, right?"

"Yes."

Chu Tianya smiled slightly, "You don't want to say that if you put you back, you will try your best to promote the peace alliance between the two countries, right?"

"Of course." Zong Wang said without hesitation, "The Song Dynasty won the battle, and the situation is so unbearable. After this defeat, the situation will definitely be even worse. In the current scene, the two countries can't fight anymore. It's time to cultivate literature and support the people's savings. If I return to China, I will definitely promote the peace alliance. And I firmly believe that my brother will be the same as I thought.

"But what if someone disagrees with the peace alliance?" Chu Tianya said, "For example, Zong Han. You beat the army, but he didn't. If you fall, he will be the most powerful and prestigious person in the Kingdom of Jin. He will completely overshadow you, replace you, and become the first powerful minister of the Kingdom of Jin. He is a soldier. How can he accumulate wealth and prestige if he doesn't fight? How to solve internal and external troubles without fighting? - I also firmly believe that Zong Han will definitely not be willing to make peace. Even if he agrees for a while, in less than a year, he must make a comeback and launch a revenge battle against the Song Dynasty.

"So, you have to let me go back." Zong Wang took a deep breath and said, "If anyone can stop Zong Han from doing this, that person must be me. Although I just lost everything, Zong Han still dared not jump above me. The reason is very simple. I am the second brother of His Majesty the Emperor of the Kingdom of Dajin; and he is not!"

In Chu Tianya's heart, an idea came up inexplicably: How can I feel that the Zongwang in front of him is like Qin Hui in history? He is taking the initiative to ask me to let him go back, and then promote the peace alliance between the two countries!

But when I think about it, Chu Tianya is not naive enough to listen to Zong Wang's nonsense and completely believe it. Anyway, Zong Wang is also the enemy. He can't think about problems from a completely public perspective. In the final analysis, he is selfish. It's just that his selfishness will not really say it to Chu Tianya.

"Actually, there is one thing. You may have misunderstood." Chu Tianya stood up and paced.

"What's the matter?" Zong Wang asked.

"I didn't let you go." Chu Tianya said, "Calculations the schedule, the two messengers sent should have already arrived at the destination, and the envoys of the State of Jin should have arrived long ago. But they didn't send anyone. Perhaps because of the recent turmoil in Tokyo, they are watching and deciding how to negotiate with me after the situation is clear. In fact, my idea is very simple. As soon as the envoy of the State of Jin comes, as long as they agree to my terms, they will immediately sign the peace treaty and let the second prince go back to China.

"..." Zong Wang frowned and thought for a moment, and nodded, "I believe in the King of Luoyang."

Chu Tianya smiled, "Actually, you have no choice but to believe me, right?"

"..." Zong Wang was speechless and sighed for a long time.

"Why does the second prince sigh?"

"The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit, it's true!" Zong Wang said, "Since the day the Dajin Kingdom started its army, there has been no battle of today. Including the defeat of Huanglong Valley last year, there were only two defeats in total, all of which were defeated by the King of Luoyang. I think the only enemy of Dajin Kingdom in the next few decades will be His Royal Highness the King of Luoyang.

"I praised it." Chu Tianya smiled and said, "Why don't you ask the second prince to repair another letter, and I'll send someone to send it to the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin?"

"...it's okay."

Chu Tianya asked someone to take the four treasures of the study. Zong Wang wrote a letter again and wrote it directly to Wanyan Wu Qi, the emperor of the State of Jin. Xin first showed it to Chu Tianya. Roughly as he talked with Chu Tianya just now, he analyzed the situation of the two countries and tried his best to persuade Wu Qimai not to start a war again, and he must make peace with the Song Dynasty.

"Okay, I'll send someone to send the letter immediately, and it will definitely go directly to the emperor of Jin." Chu Tianya said.

"Thank you very much." After Zong Wang thanked him, he said goodbye and left.

Chu Tianya took the letter and sneered alone.

"Come on, invite Jiao Wentong and Yue Fei!"

"Yes!"

After a young man, Chu Tianya secretly met with Jiao Wentong and Yue Fei in the secret room of the study, and read the letter written by Zong Wang to them.

"This Zongwang is not simple." Jiao Wentong said, "He is in a cage, but he can clearly calculate the current situation of the Song Dynasty and see the advantages and disadvantages of the two countries."

"It's not strange at all." Chu Tianya said, "I deliberately arranged someone to leak it to Shi Liai, and then deliberately let the two of them meet from time to time. How could Zong Wang not know?"

Jiao Wentong and Yue Fei were stunned, "What does the lord mean by this move?"

Chu Tianya stretched out his finger and made a gesture of poking his eyes, "Bear-shade!"

Yue Fei's idea moved, "The lord wants to use the hand of Zong Wang and Shi Li's love to paralyze the Jurchens to make her careless, and then suddenly attack him?"

"Smart!" Chu Tianya praised.

Jiao Wentong took a deep breath, "In this way, the lord has been persuading the officials to move west to Luoyang, which is also a trick, part of it?"

"The second brother is wise." Chu Tianya smiled and said, "I want to convince the Jurchens that my Song Dynasty is really trapped in endless internal troubles and is powerless to fight again; let them think that we have no choice but to discuss and strike. At the same time, I also want to get a signal from Hangzhou that the court is really going to make peace with the State of Jin and have time and energy to stare at them. In that case, Hangzhou will be much more honest. In a short time, they can't make trouble, at least they dare not set fire to our backyard.

"Lord, good strategy!" Jiao Wentong and Yue Fei praised at the same time, "What a plan to stone two birds with one stone!"

"It's not a good trick, it's just a 'traumatic trick' that I'm used to. Just like I cheated Tong Guan and Yelu Yuyan in those years. In the end of cheating, I even believed in myself. Chu Tianya smiled and said, "It's very interesting today. Zong Wang finally couldn't help coming to see me and told me about this big deal. I can see that he is indeed very eager to return to the Kingdom of Jin. In addition to the reasons mentioned in his letter, I guess the deepest thought in his heart is to raise an army to avenge and revenge when I am worried in the Song Dynasty!"

"That's right, this is the habit of real women, and this is the style of Wanyan Zongwang!" Jiao Wentong said, "If you lose the battle, you will beg for mercy. Only the previous Song Dynasty court specializes in doing this kind of thing. Even if the female real woman fights to the dead, she will not give up. Wanyan Zongwang seemed to underestimate the master too much. He thought that his words could deceive us into throwing himself to the ground, huh! Do his spring and autumn dream!"

"Yes, that's why I called you here today." Chu Tianya straightened his face and said, "Zong Wang gave us a trick. He analyzed the situation of our two countries very enthusiastically and painstakingly persuaded and the alliance to supremacy. The purpose is nothing more than to paralyze us, and then take advantage of my illness to kill me. Then, we also give them a plan and give him a The counter-set of the calculation. This letter is to use the mouth of Zong Wang to deceive the court of the State of Jin. Let them think that we in the Song Dynasty really can't afford to fight and wait for the alliance. Then, I will formally discuss the peace alliance with them, handing over the city and prisoners, and ask for soldiers, horses, money and food. This will take a lot of time. During this period, Zong Wang will definitely not return to the State of Jin - if Zong Wang does not return to China, the State of Jin will not do it easily. On the one hand, Zong Wang's life is important, and on the other hand, only he knows the inside of the Song Dynasty like his hand. If the State of Jin wants to invade again, the commander is still indispensable - then let's take advantage of this time to give him a cold knife!"

Jiao Wentong and Yue Fei's blood suddenly boiled, "What the lord means is that we take the opportunity of peace talks to act first - where to fight?"

"Luoyang Jiyuan, north of the Yellow River!" Chu Tianya said, "I dare to assert that Zong Han will not withdraw his troops during the peace talks. He will stay there in the name of me asking him for money and food for horses; then wait for the time, wait for us to relax, and then launch a raid to take my nest in one fell swoop - I want the official family to move to Luo, which is also a bait for Zong Han. If Luoyang can be destroyed, then Zong Han can directly take the court of the Song Dynasty and destroy the Song Dynasty!"

"This is indeed a big gamble!" Jiao Wentong sighed.

Yue Fei's eyes were shining, "The lord's intention is to let our army enve behind Zong Han, together with the military divisions and deputy military divisions in Luoyang, attack him back and forth, first eradicate the last living force of the State of Jin, and then go on the Northern Expedition to recover the whole land?"

"Smart." Chu Tianya raised his hand and said, "Zong Han has more than 300,000 troops stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River, and this force should not be underestimated. If he can be eradicated, the Jin Kingdom will really be half destroyed. If this battle can be won, the State of Jin will be defeated in the wind and disintegrate for a moment. At that time, even if we don't do it, the inside of Jin will be in a mess. Don't forget that they have only been in the first ten years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and they have swallowed up Liao and many surrounding tribes. In such a short time, they have not fully recovered the hearts of the people. The old and young people of Liao and those clans who have been destroyed and enslaved no longer think about their homeland and try to restore the country all the time. The Eastern and Eastern Courts of the State of Jin are their two pillars, and Zong Wang has been defeated by me. Now as long as we cut off another pillar of the State of Jin - that is, Zong Han and his army of more than 300,000, then the State of Jin is bound to falter. The wall fell and everyone pushed it. If the Kingdom of Jin doesn't perish, it will be really unreasonable. I estimate that even if you pass through Xiliao, which is thousands of miles away, you will try your best to send troops to get a cup of food - of course, there is no doubt that only Song will be the final big winner. These little people who wave flags and shout to rob during the fire can pick up some of our leftovers at most. It makes us unhappy. We can't eat anything left!"

"Okay, Lord! This trick is really wonderful!" Jiao Wentong's punch was so excited, "Please let Jiao lead the army to attack and fight this battle!"

"No way. How can you bear this great responsibility if you haven't recovered from a serious injury? Chu Tianya said, "You have a more important thing to do, that is, to lead troops and horses to receive the prefectures and counties in Hebei on behalf of the court during the peace conference. At the same time, the most important thing is that you should take this opportunity to cover Yue Fei's Hu Ben and Xiaoqi, and take a detour to Huanglong Valley in Hebei - straight behind Zong Han!!"

"My subordinates - take orders!" The hot-blooded Yue Fei roared like thunder without waiting for Chu Tianya's official order.