Kaifeng Palace, Donghua Gate.
As the "peace envoy" of the Kingdom of Jin, Cai Songnian dragged his tired steps and once again walked towards the Donghua Gate that had haunted him for so many years...
He is a scholar!
Ever since I was sensible, I have been thinking about the roll call outside Donghua Gate. If it weren't for the gold thieves and Guo Yaoshi's treason, he and his father Cai Jing would be made prisoners. He must be preparing for the lock-down test (a type of exam) now. He will come to Kaifeng Mansion next spring to participate in the meeting. Maybe he will win... After winning, he will be famous outside Donghua Gate.
But now... he has been in and out of Donghuamen several times, and he has become famous, but it is not a good name, but a bad name.
He is now Cai Songnian, the traitor and traitor who is notorious throughout Bianliang!
The streets outside Donghua Gate were crowded with people at this time. They were all angry Bianliang people who came after hearing the news. Every time Cai Songnian came to the city to "fraudulent peace", the angry Bianliang people would know it immediately, and then they would Thousands of people will gather outside Donghua Gate, shouting and killing Cai Songnian when they see him coming!
If not for anything else, just to stop the treacherous officials from betraying the country!
Many of them were carrying swords and looking fiercely at killing people... Cai Songnian was really scared and angry when he looked at these people. What I'm afraid of is getting slaughtered, but what I'm angry about is why these guys weren't so fierce when they met Jin Bing?
If you want to kill people, go out of the city and kill them! I'm just a liar, there's no point in killing me!
If you have the ability, go outside the city and kill a thirty-fifty-thousand gold thief. Even if your officials and traitorous ministers want to betray the country, no one will buy it, right?
Accompanying Cai Songnian into the palace was Yu Wenxuzhong. He had already signed a letter to the Privy Council. He was in high spirits. When he saw Cai Songnian's trembling appearance, he smiled and said to him: "Your Majesty, don't worry about the peace negotiations." It’s almost done!”
What? Is the fraud about to happen? Doesn't that mean that when I come out later, I might get stabbed? When Cai Songnian thought about being hacked to death by the angry Kaifeng people, he couldn't even walk steadily. When I walked into Donghua Gate, I tripped over something and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Yu Wenxuzhong reacted quickly and reached out to help him.
Seeing Cai Songnian's distracted appearance, Yu Wenxuzhong became even more energetic - why is this traitor so vain? Needless to say, the situation must be bad with the golden thief! The troops of King Qin from all over the world, with the Western Army as the main force, must have gathered around Kaifeng Mansion...
That's why the gold thieves continue to block the communication between Kaifeng Mansion and the outside world - this is because they are afraid that the Song Dynasty court will command the troops of King Qin from all sides to besiege them!
Moreover, the gold thief has lowered the extortion price several times, from a one-time payment of 30 million at the beginning to a one-time demand of 3 million (actually only getting 2 million). Now even the 1 million owed by King Yun is reduced. to 500,000.
While the extortion price was constantly being lowered, the gold thief insisted on demanding the prince and prime minister of the Song Dynasty as hostages, and refused to give in even half a step.
This shows that the gold thieves who have penetrated into Kaifeng Mansion alone are now in a difficult situation. They want the prince and prime minister of the Song Dynasty as hostages to ensure that they can retreat safely!
So now the only thing is to coax the gold thief to break the siege of Kaifeng Mansion, and then the Song Dynasty court can unified command the soldiers of King Qin from all walks of life to besiege the gold thief!
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Just when Cai Songnian entered Donghua Gate. In the Chongzheng Hall, the courtiers in charge of the battle were describing a magnificent blueprint for resisting the Jin Dynasty to the official Zhao Ji and the prince Zhao Huan of the Song Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, according to the latest report from the dead soldiers sent by Zhongshidao, the imperial envoy, the actual number of King Qin's volunteers from western Beijing, Shaanxi and other places has exceeded 200,000. The vanguard has now arrived at the south bank of Bian River. They also forced the gold thieves to move their camps to avoid the enemy.
In addition, Zhong Shidao's memorial also said that Hebei soldiers and horses defeated a large group of Jin soldiers in Wei County more than a month ago. Now, except for the two cities of Liyang and Wei County on the north bank of the Yellow River, Hebei soldiers and horses are under the marshal's command. Under the control of the government, the situation is also very good... Now we just have to wait for the court to unified command the two armies of King Qin, and then we can have a decisive battle with the golden thief! "
Li Gang, the personal camp envoy, reported that two days ago, the cavalry commanded by Zhong Shidao (Zhong Shidao was dispatched by the imperial envoy before being trapped in Kaifeng and had the right to recruit rebels) broke through the gold thieves and sent them into Kaifeng. From Fucheng.
This memorial is different from the previous one that said "millions of Western troops are coming". It was not sent in groups, but was carried in by dead soldiers from the Fubian River. Therefore, the news reported in this memorial is true and very encouraging. It also verifies Li Gang's guess these days - the golden thief is going deep alone, the back road is unstable, and it is difficult to get off the tiger.
In addition to the encouraging news, this memorial also mentioned the issue of the non-subordinate relationship with King Qin's army in Hebei. The King Qin's army in Hebei that Zhong Shidao refers to was the Yi Congjun of Wei commanded by Wang Yuan who was stationed in Huaizhou. In addition to the strong army and people in Huaizhou, Wang Yuan had less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, but he boasted that it was 100,000. However, Zhongshi Dao took it seriously, so he repeatedly asked him to send troops to fight against the thieves, but Wang Yuan ignored him and just trained troops and deployed defenses in Huaizhou.
The main war faction in Kaifeng Prefecture came up with a problem of the two Qin Wang's armies in the northwest not cooperating with each other. There is only one way to solve this problem, which is for the imperial court to directly command the west and north Qin Wang's armies!
If the imperial court wanted to command them directly, of course it would have to coax the gold thief to break out of the siege.
Therefore, Li Gang, the main militant faction, has now agreed to pay 500,000 gold to the gold thief and send hostages.
But the financial matters are easy to deal with. 500,000 yuan is not an astronomical figure and can be obtained. But the hostages are difficult to deal with... What the gold thief wants is a prince and a prime minister!
After Li Gang said this, he turned his attention to a group of princes from the Song Dynasty who were called to the Chongzheng Palace today... Now is the time for you to be loyal to the country. Who is willing to come forward?
Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan also looked over with expectant eyes!
And those kings... include Su Wang Zhao Shu, Jing Wang Zhao Qi, Ji Wang Zhao Xu, Yi Wang Zhao Yan, Kang Wang Zhao Gou, Qi Wang Zhao Mo, Yi Wang Zhao Pu, Xu Wang Zhao Di, Yi Wang Zhao 㮙, etc., a total of nine people , are all kings who are over 16 years old and can serve as hostages to serve the country loyally.
But now they were all standing there, motionless.
Why doesn't anyone stand up? What a great opportunity!
Zhao Ji felt a little disappointed. Could it be that among his many sons, only one, Zhao Kai, was more talented? Thinking of this, Zhao Ji turned to look at Zhao Huan.
This sight frightened Zhao Huan, and he quickly said: "Father, the golden thief wants the prince..."
I don’t want a prince!
Moreover, this prince is a national treasure, no, a national treasure, and he cannot be killed by a gold thief.
Zhao Ji nodded and said: "Dalang, I know they want my son. But I really don't know who is the right person to send. You are the eldest son, how about you choose one?"
Zhao Huan knew that his father wanted to be a villain, but for the sake of the Song Dynasty, he had no choice but to become a villain.
He turned his attention to a group of trembling younger brothers, and was a little disappointed... Zhao Kai was not there, and neither was Zhao Zhi (Zhao Kai's half-brother).
Then we can only let Zhao Shu go! Zhao Huan turned his attention to his fifth brother, but was disappointed to find that his younger brother was crying. He also cried while wiping his tears: "Father! I just want to stay by your side and fulfill my filial piety..."
This is a filial son!
Zhao Huan was a little moved. Just when he was about to persuade, someone suddenly spoke first: "Fifth brother, it is a man's nature to be loyal to the country, why do you need to act like a little girl?"
Zhao Huan quickly followed the sound and found that it was King Kang Zhao Gou who was teaching Zhao Shu a lesson!
This guy is tall and strong, and he is also skilled in bow and horse. He looks very much like Zhao Kai! Nowadays, they talk about "loyalty to the country" and "the true nature of a man". When you hear it, you will know that he is a well-rounded king...
"That's good!" Zhao Huan said loudly, "Since Ninth Brother has said so, let's invite Ninth Brother to go to Jinying!"
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