Chapter 298 The blessing of luck
Recently, the most boring and depressing group of people in Luoyang must be the maiden messenger. It has been almost a month since they came to the Song Dynasty, and they still haven't been met by anyone. They have been served by delicious food and drink all day long. They have nothing to do, and they can be seen everywhere in the casino. Later, many people spent all their money, so they had to stay in the post house and wait to die without leaving home. In my heart, I am thinking about the national event, which is called a "egg pain".
Chu Tianya, the leader of the Jurchin Mission, is not strange. In the last battle of Huanglong Valley, he became the Wanyan Valley God who was a prisoner of Qixingzhai.
Chu Tianya specially sent Qingwei to stare at the God of Wanyan Valley and reported that this person did not have any strange actions. He can sit still. He just reads and takes a walk every day. When he is really bored, he goes to the market to enjoy the local customs of the southern country. He not only did not inquire about the military deployment of the Southern Kingdom, but also did not inquire about the news of the second prince Wanyan Zongwang.
If something is abnormal, there must be a demon. In theory, since it has penetrated into the enemy's interior, it is time to care about the enemy's internal affairs and military affairs. The more Wanyan Valley God behaved so calmly, the more it proved the conjecture in Chu Tianya's heart: Wanyan Zonghan did not plan to withdraw his troops; he still set his goal in the hinterland of Luoyang and the Song Dynasty, trying to hit the bottom and rebound.
Wanyan Zongwang, who was detained in Luoyang Palace, seemed a little impatient. He clearly knew that the envoys of the State of Jin's peace talks had come to Luoyang, but Chu Tianya did not meet him. He was busy dealing with his official duties all day long, or idle in the house to accompany the pregnant beautiful mother. Wanyan Zong looked really angry and urged Chu Tianya more than once, so he knelt down and begged him to meet the envoy of the State of Jin and start the peace talks between the two countries as soon as possible.
How can Chu Tianya pay attention to him? Time is too important for him now. If he can delay one more day, he will never delay for only half a day. The soldiers and horses in Tokyo are in urgent need of running in, and there is still a big gap in the grain and fodder of the three armies that need to be allocated from all over the country. More importantly, Wanyan Zonghan's army on the north bank of the Yellow River has not suffered any losses and setbacks, and its combat strength is complete and morale is normal. If you don't take some time to grind their spirit and make them slack and angry, the chances of success will be greatly reduced.
Now, it's about patience and time.
Time goes by day by day. Xiao Linglong's stomach slowly grew bigger, and the woman was patient and slowly approached the critical point.
Finally, on this day, Wanyan Zonghan was a little embarrassed and angry. He didn't care about it. First, he sent Chu Tianya's money and grain horses that he "extorted" to him across the Yellow River and handed them to Liu Ziyu. This incident almost led to a big conflict. Because when Wanyan Zonghan greeted him in advance, Liu Ziyu refused with no upper hand. But Wanyan Zonghan ignored it and directly transported these things by boat. Liu Ziyu knew that the matter was serious, so he strongly blocked it. When the enemy ship was sailing to Bandu, he gave a stern warning with war drums and horns, and almost shot it directly.
As a result, the group of real women who sent things seemed to be so worried that they didn't even want their lives. They leaned the ship to the south bank horizontally. Liu Ziyu's generals rushed to take down the enemy and found a large amount of gold and silver they wanted to give to Chu Tianya, as well as three or four thousand war horses from the cabin.
Then, the real sergeant who sent things waited for death without any resistance.
Thinking about this matter carefully, it is really a little ironic. In order to negotiate as soon as possible, he begged desperately to force the other party to accept his own tribute, which may not have happened in history. Liu Ziyu didn't know what to do for a moment, so he had to report the news to Luoyang as soon as possible.
After Chu Tianya heard the news, he knew in his heart that Wanyan Zonghan's patience had reached its limit. It's not good to put off the peace talks. Otherwise, it will not be too much. If you really want to rush the mouse, you will have to bite people. In case Wanyan Zonghan's fish dies and kills the Yellow River, the whole plan will be ruined.
So, Chu Tianya officially received the messenger of the female real. The venue of the meeting was selected in the Taishi Mansion in Luoyang Palace.
Wanyan Valley God, the aristocracy, the creator of the characters. He is one of the few rich scholars in the women's family, and he is also a battlefield general who can be used to fighting. When he was captured in Qixingzhai, Bai Xue appreciated his knowledge and often asked him for teaching questions. From him, he learned a lot about the secrets and customs of the Jurjin and the northern country.
Putting aside a good position, Wanyan Valley God is indeed a middle-aged and erudite elder. He is open-minded and open-minded, not as arrogant as ordinary female real women.
Since they are all familiar with each other, they are much less noisy and polite. The talks between Chu Tianya and Wanyan Valley God went straight to the point.
Gu Shen first submitted the letter of peace with the emperor of Jin. The content was very simple, that is, he expressed his willingness to reconcile and form an alliance, and then handed over the full power to the envoy Wanyan Gu Shen.
"His Royal Highness the King of Luoyang, His Majesty the Emperor and the Manchu Dynasty sincerely reconciled with the Song Dynasty, and are willing to form a hundred-year alliance." Valley God said, "Before leaving, I have read the letter written by His Royal Highness the Second Prince from Tokyo, in which there are three conditions for the King of Luoyang for the peace alliance. The first is to return the love of the whole family. The second is to return the three counties of Hebei, such as Hejian, Zhending and Zhongshan, as well as the whole land of Taiyuan Prefecture. The third is that our country will compensate the Song Dynasty. We can agree to all these three. Now I ask, when does the king of Luoyang plan to return the second prince and captured soldiers of my country? When will the covenant be signed?
"The State of Jin is very cheerful." Chu Tianya smiled and said, "This matter is not a small matter. It has to be done step by step. A few days ago, Wanyan Zonghan sent me the compensation and the war horse I wanted first. I haven't tested the authenticity yet. I believe that there will be news from Jiyuan in two days. If there is a bad product in the gold and silver sent by Wanyan Zonghan, or a war horse is a bad horse, I will be angry.
"The king of Luoyang can rest assured. We have always been honest and honest, and we will definitely not do this kind of thing. Gu Shen answered seriously, but there was no sarcasm in his words. I think so. In the early years, after Tong Guan bought the Yanshan Mansion, the Song Dynasty promised to give Jin a batch of gold, silver and silk to redeem several other states and counties in the 'Sixteen States of Yanyun'. As a result, the Song Dynasty has been in arrears, and finally sent some silver and silk. After several officials changed hands, all of them became inferior products.
At that time, Wanyan Zonghan was angry about this matter. In anger, he refused to return the sixteen states of Yanyun, and finally led to his first wave of troops to the south. In the handling of such details, the officials of the State of the Song Dynasty did behave very unnaturally.
Chu Tianya naturally heard the sarcasm in the words of the Valley God. He smiled disapprovingly and said, "Over the years, the real woman has also learned to be smart. It is not impossible for things to fake the truth and replace the inferior as good. After my subordinates of Jiyuan return the news, we will discuss the return of the state and county.
"King Luoyang, wait!" Gu Shen was a little anxious and hurriedly said, "I've been here for more than a month since I came to the Song Dynasty. It's not appropriate to delay this matter, right? Why don't we talk about the return of Hebei County first? Your country can first send officials and soldiers to take over the state and county. This matter is very time-consuming. It's better to proceed as soon as possible. The king of Luoyang should also think about the people of those counties, who are looking forward to returning to their homeland. The king of Luoyang has repeatedly procrastinated here... That will make you lose the support of the people!"
"Oh? That makes sense." Chu Tianya nodded with deep thought, "That's right, the noble envoy seems to say that it will be returned to the three counties of Hebei first, right?"
"Yes."
Chu Tianya smiled and said, "Then why didn't you return it to Taiyuan House first?"
Wanyan Valley God was slightly stunned, and then smiled bitterly, "The king of Luoyang should know that there are still more than 300,000 troops stationed in Taiyuan Prefecture. In front of him, there is the danger of the Yellow River and the iron master of the King of Luoyang blocking the road, and he can't take half a step forward. If he retreats in a hurry, he is afraid of being chased by others, so he dares not retreat easily. Hundreds of thousands of people in our army are waiting for the King of Luoyang to sign this paper alliance letter before they can retreat and return the whole land of Taiyuan to the Song Dynasty.
"When did Wanyan Zonghan become so timid? Are you afraid that I will chase him?" Chu Tianya half-joking and half-truly smiled and said, "Well, let's talk about the return of the three counties in Hebei first. I have an ugly saying in the front - if the State of Jin had already killed all the three counties in Hebei and burned them all, then I would not give up. That's all for the peace talks. We can only meet on the battlefield!"
"Please rest assured, King Luoyang." Gu Shen saluted and said, "In addition to the great victory between Zhending and King Kang, the soldiers and horses of my country have not encountered a battle in Hebei, nor have they slaughtered the city or disturbed the people. At that time, His Royal Highness the Second Prince led the army all the way, eager to break through the Yellow River and cut into the hinterland of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, they didn't even make any stay. Hebei Prefecture and County, where the wind is falling, is roughly complete and has not suffered much from the military chaos.
"It's almost the same. But your words alone are not enough to believe it all. I have to wait for my generals to send back the exact news from Hebei before I can really believe it. Chu Tianya nodded very seriously. In fact, he already knew such a big thing. If Jin Guo really slaughtered the city in Hebei, it would not be possible to sit together and talk today. It can be seen that after so many years of war and competition, the Jurchens, who originally conquered the world simply by force, also know how to use their brains and wrists to govern the world. Things like slaughtering the city will not be done easily.
"Then ask the king of Luoyang to send officials and generals to lead the soldiers and horses to the county of Heguan County, Hebei Province." Gu Shen said calmly.
"Okay..." Chu Tianya was still hesitant and thought for a long time, as if he was helpless, "Well, I'll send a few people to take some idle soldiers and horses to visit Hebei County first. Your envoy, please send a message back to your country immediately, asking your court and army to withdraw the officials and people, so that there will be no unnecessary conflict with the people of the Song Dynasty.
"This is natural, the king of Luoyang can rest assured." The god of valley obviously breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that there will be some progress in today's peace talks, which makes him feel relieved.
"Then let's send the book together!" Chu Tianya said, "Serve with pen and ink!"
Immediately, a civil official took pen, ink, paper and inkstone to Chu Tianya and Wanyan Valley God. The two wrote a letter in front of each other, one to Tokyo and the other to Hebei, directing the county and county to settle affairs.
While writing a letter, Gu Shen scolded in his heart: This Chu Tianya is really not easy to deal with. It's really too slippery and rogue!
The letter was ready. Both of them read the letter to each other, and then handed it to Yicheng to send it out in a hurry.
"May I ask the king of Luoyang, when can the second prince and captured soldiers of my country be released?" The Valley God asked again.
"When the people I sent to Hebei reported the news and told me that they had successfully taken over Hebei County and confirmed that there was nothing strange there, I immediately sent someone to send the captured sergeant back. At that time, Wanyan Zonghan should withdraw from Taiyuan; as long as his soldiers and horses rise from the camp and leave the scope of Taiyuan Mansion, I will immediately put Wanyan Zongwang back. Chu Tianya said, "Before that, please don't rush. If there is no exact news for a day, I won't let people go for a day.
"Okay, a gentleman's word--"
Chu Tianya grinned and said, "It's hard to catch up with horses!"
The next day, Tokyo.
Jiao Wentong took the decree sent by Chu Tianya and couldn't help but shoot the case. "Very good, I finally waited - Pengju, Pengju!!"
Yue Fei hurried in and said, "Why did the second brother call me?"
"Look!"
Yue Fei took a look at the letter and suddenly showed his spirit. "Sure enough, as the master expected, the Jin people can't wait to talk about the peace alliance, and they all promised to return to Hebei County first!"
"The lord is so divine that everything is like a god!" Jiao Wentong was full of exclamation and excitement, "It happens that our soldiers and horses have been trained quite well, and the equipment and food needed for the northbound trip have been prepared. The master is simply fascinated by the timing and timing! I admire it, Jiao is really admired!"
"Second brother, shall we act according to the original plan?" Yue Fei asked.
"Hmm." Jiao Wentong's thick eyebrows slightly stroked his head with his hands, pondered for a moment, and said, "This time we must act confidentially and strictly confidentially for our sergeants. Now, I want to follow the order and lead the 50,000 forbidden army in Tokyo to garrison in Hebei and take over the counties returned by the Jin people. First of all, I will wrong you and your elite to pretend to be a civilian husband and walk with me to escort food and grass for me. Armor and weapons are hidden in the grain and grass bag. When I go to take over all counties in Hebei, you will lead the dark night to break through the Yellow Dragon Valley and go straight behind Wanyan Zonghan - time, there is an agreement in the letter! Don't be a day earlier, let alone a day later!"
"Yes!" Yue Fei solemnly held his fist.
"Okay, okay!" Jiao Wentong took a deep breath to calm down his excitement, "After turning more than half of the Central Plains, we are going to kill Taiyuan again... Taiyuan, Taiyuan!"
After noon, in the palace of Luoyang.
Today, Bai Xun came to fish with Chu Tianya. There were no idle people within a hundred steps, and even Xiao Linglong did not follow them. Only Qingwei was strictly martial law in the distance.
"Master, I think this plan is feasible, but it is quite risky." Bai Shu looked at the buoy on the water and whispered, "If the news spreads in the customs, I'm afraid it will affect the public's panic. Especially in our army, the source of soldiers is relatively complex, the running-in time is not long, and the hearts of the people are not particularly gathered. In case this matter spreads, what Xiaosheng is most worried about is... Luoyang is dilapidated from the inside.
"Therefore, you must master this 'degree' well." Chu Tianya, wearing a bamboo hat, squinted at the water and said in no hurry, "The fewer people know the truth of the matter, the better. After the incident, you must strictly block the news, as if it were true. Of course, we must arrange for one or two women's missions to become witnesses. After the incident, they should be arrested and closely watched. Then, the design made them escape with difficulty and went back to inform them.
"We don't know anything about it. It's really difficult for real women to escape." Bai Xu said, "Besides, across a Yellow River, even if they escape by chance, how can they inform them?"
"I believe that Wanyan Zonghan will not send a group of idiots to be messengers." Chu Tianya raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled gidly. "At least half of the people in this mission are wolf teeth. If they don't even have the ability to inform, then they won't be a wolf. Don't worry about the enemy, Jingqian. What you are most worried about is that after the incident, you must stand up and stabilize the situation. Don't forget that we are no longer like we used to be in Qingyunbao or Qixingzhai. We have the officials of the Song Dynasty and the whole court. If we are not careful, we will overturn the ship and die.
"I understand." Bai Xu gently breathed a sigh of relief, "The thief captured the king. After the incident, I first controlled the officials, and then besieged Luoyang and asked Meng Qige to come out to preside over the overall situation. He is now the famous black-faced Yan Jun in Luoyang. I believe that he can control the whole court and the whole Luoyang!"
Chu Tianya thought for a moment and nodded gently, "I believe you, you can do it!"
"Princess Xiao's place..." Bai Qian was a little hesitant. "She is pregnant. What should she do?"
Chu Tianya frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "I will arrange it."
Bai Xu breathed a sigh of relief, "Lord, this is a clever trick and a poisonous trick. Wanyan Zonghan and Xixia people, as well as Yelu Dashi, are very likely to be deceived. At the same time, the risk is not small. More importantly, you are not here at the most critical time... Xiaosheng, I'm a little uncertain."
Chu Tianya looked at the fish sign up and down on the river, and suddenly his eyes lit up and shouted softly, "Wake up!"
The fishing line suddenly tightened and the fishing rod was also bent, and a big fish was hooked and swam back and forth crazily at the bottom of the water.
"It's hooked!" Bai Shu smiled and said, "Good luck, my lord!"
Chu Tianya carefully pulled the fishing rod and dealt with the big fish at the bottom of the water. At the same time, he raised his eyebrows, "For luck, I will only care for those who are prepared!"