The sun was shining brightly on the banks of the Hutuo River in the afternoon, and the spring breeze was blowing. If it weren't for the dense queue of corpses outside Zhending City, and the many broken flags and bodies that appeared from time to time in the turbulent water of the Hutuo River, it would be difficult to imagine that there were

The day before yesterday, just across the river, a battle broke out that determined the fate of two great countries thousands of miles away for a century.

Under the dragon banner blowing in the wind, the atmosphere was a little tense, because Zhao Guanjia, who was dressed in casual clothes, kept looking up and staring at the dragon banner above his head in a daze, which attracted many people to look up together, and also attracted many people who did not dare to raise their heads.

"It's time to wash it off." After a long time, Zhao Jiufang lowered his head, then pointed at the dragon cloth above his head and said to Shao Chengzhang, the chamberlain's provincial warden beside him. "It's a bit hard... the hole needs to be repaired."

repair."

Even though Shao Chengzhang was always known for his calmness and seriousness, he couldn't help but be startled at this moment, and then he hurriedly responded.

After explaining this matter, Zhao Jiufang, who was sitting on the horse, looked at the group of people standing with arms crossed in front of him, and finally looked at the leader: "Are you Zhen Lu Guan? The sixth son of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda

?”

"The descendant is none other than Zhenlu Guan, ranked sixth, and the one in front is Datong Mansion." Like many people behind him, Zhenlu Guan finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, then hesitated, restrained himself from kneeling, and just stood in front of him.

Surrounded by countless soldiers, he bowed and bowed again. "I came here to see Your Majesty today. Please do..."

"No king?" Zhao Jiu obviously didn't care about these understandings, and just frowned and asked. "How do I remember that the Kingdom of Jin had made many kings in the past few years?"

"Yes." Zhen Luguan, who was interrupted, hurriedly answered with his hands crossed. "So that His Majesty will know that this is indeed the case, but it was to win over people's hearts at that time. Brother Jiangren once told Jiangren at that time...

It is not appropriate for us brothers to steal someone else's title."

"It does make some sense." Zhao Jiu nodded and said unconcernedly. "But it should also have the purpose of establishing a name and emphasizing the authority of your three brothers among the brothers, right? There must be more than a dozen of your brothers..."

These words sounded a bit like questioning the weight of Zhenlu Guan, so the Sixth Prince himself didn't know how to reply for a while.

But fortunately, the official in front of him did not dwell on the matter, but quickly got to the point: "Xianlu Guan, I didn't want to come today, but I came anyway. Do you know why?"

"Your Majesty, you are kind and forgiving." As a member of the royal family who grew up after the founding of the country, although he is not on par with the current leader of the Jin Kingdom, he still has a basic level of education. In addition, the other party did not force him to kneel down, so his words

It's extremely soft on top.

"It's not about mercy. I don't want to come. It's because after the war the day before yesterday, I was a little mentally weak... Think about it, after ten years of hard work, it was almost as if I had to work hard and endure hardships. Now that I have achieved something, I can almost entrust all the big things to you.

Several of my marshals will then lie down in the rear and sit back and watch the sweeping force... Of course it seems a bit empty." As he said that, Zhao Jiu also pointed to Zhending City not far away, where Han Shizhong's big banner was

He had already entered the city with the bronze-masked soldiers. "To tell you the truth, yesterday I wrote a fan on Mr. Kong Kong... In the end I felt ashamed and tore it up again."

Zhen Luguan was speechless for a moment, but he could only praise: "Your Majesty is so elegant and cheerful."

"And you came here again today. One is because you are sincere and saved me a lot of trouble." Zhao Jiu ignored the other party and just continued to look in the direction of Zhending City and explained calmly. "You must know that since Taiyuan,

I don't have enough gunpowder here. I guess it's just to blow up another Yanjing City. I won't be willing to use it here in Zhending City, but here in Zhending City, there are still so many reserves... In such a situation, are you willing to use it?

Of course I want to reciprocate the gift of courtesy. In addition, there is another reason. However, Mr. Lu, who was accompanying me, was in bed again after being caught in the rain the day before yesterday to watch the war. His health has become increasingly weak since the Northern Expedition, and I am afraid of delaying his journey to the north.

Returned to Yanjing... Before the war between Song and Jin Dynasties, he was the Taoist envoy of Yanshan."

These words sounded sincere and serious, but to Zulu Guan, it sounded more like a direct discussion of the terms of peace.

By the way, when it comes to gunpowder, it's one thing for Zhao Guan's family to say how much he has, but whether Jin Guo dares to believe it is another matter. And what kind of relationship he has with Mr. Lu, the emperor and his ministers, I'm afraid only the two of them know...

...Only two things were directly mentioned in Yanjing, which made people have to take them seriously.

After all, Yanshan Road was the fundamental reason for the war between the two countries, and it was also the core area that the Song Dynasty had the strength to capture after the war but had not yet captured it... No matter from any angle, it was the core condition for peace talks.

...And from the perspective of today's surrender, since we are prepared to engage in peace talks in addition to surrender, we have actually acquiesced in this option in our hearts.

It's just that the default is the default, but you can't admit it clearly... because it is the capital, and Zhenlu Guan is not qualified to make promises. On the contrary, it is only reasonable to do its best to protect and preserve Yanjing.

Of course, once the surrender has been made and the rebuttal is ineffective, it is always right to temporarily prick up your ears and listen to Zhao Guan's conditions.

"Officials!" At this thought, Zhen Luguan on the ground quickly came up with the words he had prepared for a long time. "Yanjing is the capital of our country, and I, a Datong man who has lost his residence, cannot speak..."

"I know." Zhao Jiu waved his hands impatiently. "Xuan Lu Guan... I never expected that your surrender could lead to any real peace talks, nor did I expect to win what I wanted with your words.

Things... But isn't this what you want to talk about on your own initiative? Let's hear how much capital I still have and what my original intention is... so that you can have the determination to really manage things in your country when necessary."

"Yes." Xun Luguan became more and more relaxed, and the civil and military officials of the Jin Kingdom who stood cautiously behind him were also more relieved, because this official was really happy and had no intention of embarrassing them.

"Then listen carefully." Zhao Jiu continued to speak, but his tone suddenly became serious. "Don't interrupt without permission."

And Zhenlu thought about it for a moment, and realized that it was the civil and military officials of the Jin Kingdom who once again bowed behind him and bowed their hands, and then stood up and crossed their arms in respect.

"First." Zhao Jiu sat on the horse and didn't look at the other party. He just looked at the open space in front of him and said calmly. "The war started because of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. The Jin Kingdom must withdraw from the south of Yanshan... This is

It’s basically the same thing.”

The people around him were speechless, only the sound of the dragon's cloth above his head echoed with the sound of the Hutuo River next to him.

"Secondly, Liaodong and Liaoxi have been directly under the Central Plains since ancient times... Shun divided it into five towns and twelve prefectures, among which the Yiwulu Mountain in Beizhen is in western Liaoning... This is the real reason to never give up since ancient times." Zhao Jiu

He glanced at the sudden change of color in Zhenlu Guan, then at Liu Yan who had closed his eyes for some time, and continued to speak calmly. "Therefore, the original Liao Kingdom Zhongjing Road, and the Xijing Road south of Huanglong Mansion, Fan Thirty-Eight

The state must be returned together."

At this time, Zhen Luguan felt as if something was stuck in his throat, but just like many civil and military officials from the Zhending Palace behind him, although they were shocked, they could only fold their hands and remain silent because of the official's clear warning not to interrupt in advance.

"Third." Zhao Jiu pointed his finger at Yelu Yujian, who was standing silently beside him. "I am also planning to take back the land of Yinshan Mountain and return it to Shaanxi Road. Instead, we will set up a Khitan Autonomous Road around Linhuang Mansion...

I have already appointed the first strategic envoy, General Yelu Yujian... The Kingdom of Jin must give up the homeland of the Khitan and Xi tribes east of Dasonglin, which is your Linhuang Mansion Road."

"I can't thank you enough." Yeluyu saw that without any hesitation, he knelt down and knelt down to express his gratitude. Some Khitan ethnic groups in the surrounding area also knelt down directly.

And Zhen Luguan's face became increasingly pale.

"Fourth." Zhao Jiu nodded towards Yelu Yujian, motioned for him to stand up, and continued to speak calmly. "The gold, silver and population stolen from Jingkang must be returned."

At this point, Zhao Guanjia also stretched his legs slightly, which made Xian Luguan and others think that they had finished speaking and made a slight movement for a moment.

But soon, as Yelu Yujian waited for the Khitans to stand up, the official continued: "The above four items all talk about how to eliminate war, and they are all foreign affairs for the Jin Kingdom... But the Jin Kingdom

If we want to continue, we must not only end this war, but also talk about rebuilding internal affairs and returning to the Chinese system... Therefore, in addition to the outer four, there are four more."

Zhen Luguan's face was pale. Although he still dared not speak, he couldn't help but angrily turned around to look at Hong Ya. However, when Hong Ya faced him, his face was calm. This in turn made the sixth prince panic for a moment, and he lowered his head again.

Come and listen.

"First of all, the Kingdom of Jin and the Song Dynasty need to rename their names..." At this point, Zhao Jiu sighed. "My eldest son fled in Jingkang and was frightened to death by the military chaos. If he is alive, he will be like you."

The king of the country is only seven or eight years old, so what I mean is, why not let him replace this son and be my adopted son? When he reaches adulthood next year, he can come to me in person like the Eastern and Western Mongols.

I will personally coronate him... and only in this way can I convince my marshals and generals not to always think about going straight to Huining Mansion, plowing through the courtyard and sweeping holes."

The sight of Lu was like falling into an ice cave, but there was no reaction at all.

"The second one is that the Kingdom of Jin must abide by the rituals... Since it is a country of father and son, it must obey the orders and sweep away the disobedience in the north for me and the Song Dynasty." Zhao Jiu continued to speak categorically. "The third one is that the system must continue to be Chineseized.

...Therefore, without my permission, the ruling prince and the ruling prime minister are not allowed to be changed."

Having said this, Zhao Jiu finally looked at Lu Guan and said, "To be specific, you must be the sixth prince to inherit your third brother's title of King of Jin and participate in important affairs of the military and state, while Qin Hui, Hong Ya,

The phase between the three of Wanyan, Xiyin and others must also be ensured.”

Zhen Luguan was a little confused, and Hong Ya behind him also raised his head in astonishment. He was stunned and even eager to try.

"Finally." Zhao Jiu paused for a moment before continuing word by word. "Only by killing Wushu can there be peace!"

Zhao Jiu responded with a long silence and countless heavy breathing.

"I've finished." Zhao Jiu waited for a while and finally turned around to face each other. "Sixth Prince... what do you think?"

Maybe it was because the amount of information was too large. It took a long time for Xun Luguan to digest it before he said the obvious words: "The official family... surrender people... I think the eight internal and external regulations of the official family are too harsh."

"Now and then, you were more harsh during Jingkang. At least I didn't want your Wanyan clan to be exterminated, right? I also left your Jurchen ancestral land and the Shangjing Road land around the old city of Ningfu, which is lenient enough.

"Zhao Jiu responded seriously.

Xian Luguan was so frustrated that he was speechless.

"Of course, I also know that the battle the day before yesterday has not spread... The bodies must be buried here, the fugitives have been traced, the surrendered people have been dealt with properly, and they have been completely rested, and the news has spread, completely shocking the world, you guys

You should also consider what you have left before you truly consider negotiating peace... And I have already said that I have never expected to use words to decide anything." Zhao Jiu turned to Nian Lu Guan and looked at Nian Lu

The large group of Jiangren pretending to be dead behind Lu Guan said, "But I hope you understand what my original intention is... Wait until all of your fleeing soldiers are captured, and wait until your last tens of thousands of new troops are defeated.

When Yanjing is captured by my imperial army, you might as well stop and think about the eight internal and external principles I have today and see if you can accept them? As long as you are willing to accept them in full, you can come and talk to me at any time.

...Of course, I couldn’t change it at that time.”

Zhen Luguan didn't say a word, just lowered his head and shed tears.

"So what about you?" Zhao Jiu knew in his heart that this person was trying to escape, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him. He just continued to confront the group of people behind him. "Does any of you have anything to say?"

"Your Majesty." Just when most of the people followed the example of the Sixth Prince and remained silent, a person suddenly stepped out of the queue. It was the pale-faced Taishi slave. "If the Fourth Prince is here, he will definitely agree to the peace talks... Your Majesty

I’m afraid there’s a misunderstanding!”

br/>“No misunderstanding!”

Zhao Jiu raised his voice and sighed. "This matter has nothing to do with whether Xu He is allowed to make peace, but that Wu Shu went from Huaishang to Nanyang, from Nanyang to Yaoshan, from Yaoshan to Hedong, from Hedong to Huolu... he failed repeatedly.

Zhan, he can be called a strange man... So to put it nicely, I won’t be able to live in peace until this person dies! To put it harshly, even after fighting so many battles, I will always kill someone to vent my anger!"

At this point, Zhao Jiufu glanced at all the surrenderers and reiterated: "I just want him to die... If you negotiate for peace, you come and kill him. If you don't negotiate for peace, I will send my own troops to kill him!"

Everyone was completely silent.

"Let's go!" Zhao Jiu suddenly stood up, simply waved his sleeves, and then went directly to the direction of Zhending City. Over there, Han Shizhong had already led the imperial camp's left army to take control.

Under the dragon banner, everyone hurriedly followed, but below the Sixth Prince of Jin Kingdom, a group of fifty or sixty men did not dare to neglect, and were ready to catch up in a hurry.
To be continued...