The sun has not yet risen, but the air is already filled with the chill of dawn, and a bright morning star hangs in the distant sky, like a lonely eye staring at the city of Bianjing at dawn.

After fighting fiercely for most of the night and losing more than 300 people, Wanyan Zongwang and Guo Yaoshi, who wanted to capture Bianjing City, finally chose to withdraw and call a truce.

Zhao Huan on the top of the city also breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, the first battle to defend Bianjing is over. The most important thing now is to seize the time to rest and find ways to boost morale.

After thinking about it, Zhao Huan simply told Wu Xin: "Let the imperial chef, the hall chef, the imperial chef, and the inner chef of the harem cook quickly. There is no need for any tricks, just add more meat, and then send it to the city.

Remember to tell them that I eat the same food as the soldiers, and if anyone dares to play tricks on me, I will take their heads!"

"Waiter, wait!"

Just as Wu Xin was about to leave, Li Gang came over and said, "Guan family, Guan family said before that anyone who kills an enemy will be rewarded five taels of silver. However, all the money in the treasury has been taken away by the emperor, and the sealing of the pile treasury has been completed as early as

It was already empty during the reign of Emperor Renzong. Although the gentry and common people in the city donated money, it was far less than 500,000 yuan..."

Zhao Huan knew what Li Gang was worried about.

All the 20 million yuan in the national treasury was taken away by Zhao Jixiang. Since the Renzong period, the court officials pried off the floor tiles of the pile sealing warehouse, and after they found the last more than 3,000 yuan and took it away, the pile sealing warehouse has been filled with money.

No more money or silk...

As the saying goes, money makes a hero bold, but lack of money makes a hero stumped.

How did Zhong Shizhong die in history? Because when Zhong Shizhong retreated to Xiongling Ridge, there was no money to pay rewards to the soldiers in the army who operated the divine arm bows, so these soldiers ran away. Zhong Shi

He can only fight and die alone.

I had boasted before the war, and now I would be very happy if I couldn't get the money.

"Official family?"

Wu Xin bowed down and whispered: "Before the Emperor visited Bozhou, there was a faint flash of fire in the sealed pile warehouse, and the Emperor was in urgent need of 20 million yuan..."

Zhao Huan's heart moved and he ordered in a low voice: "Go and take a look in the sealing warehouse to see if there is anyone with money who dares to block the way. Just kill him directly.

If there is money in the sealing treasury, just follow my instructions and get it directly; if not, let the Jiaoyin treasury quickly print five banknotes of face value and stamp them with my small seal as proof."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Huan said to Li Gang: "How many were beheaded last night? How many casualties were there among our men in the Song Dynasty? When will the statistics of military achievements be completed?"

Li Gang was stunned for a moment and replied: "Going back to the official house, seven out of three hundred and twenty were beheaded last night. Our troops died in the battle at least five hundred, and the wounded were no less than a thousand. As for the military merits, it is estimated that we will not be able to count them until noon or evening."

Zhao Huan hummed and said, "Tell the soldiers that five guan of money will be given to them first, and double the amount for the soldiers who died in battle. The rest will be distributed after the statistics of the soldiers in front of the palace are completed."

Li Gang suddenly felt confident——

Although the officials directly intervened in the affairs of the military without making a sound, this just illustrates the attitude of the officials. The issues they are most worried about are simply unnecessary!

But when someone came to the city and shouted that he was an envoy from the Kingdom of Jin and wanted to enter the city for peace talks, Li Gang couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

Officials have been capricious too many times, and their credibility is probably just that...

Zhao Huan opened his eyes and saw that there was only one envoy under the city. He snorted dissatisfied and told Li Gang: "Tell him that there is no need to go to the city. For the good of both countries, I will send an envoy to the Jin army's camp later."

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Also, while Li Qing is waiting for the court meeting, he should first note down how many of his beloved ministers did not come, and later tell Wu Xin to ask the Imperial City Secretary to send all my ministers to stay with Li Bangyan."

Since you are out to hang out, you must be courageous and trustworthy.

Zhao Huan remembered that he had reminded those ministers before, asking them to come to the city in time to attend the morning court. If they did not come, they would be imprisoned. It was time to honor it now.

At the very least, if you want to kill a whole family, you should never let a dog go.

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War means death.

Under the city of Bianjing lay corpses everywhere. Among the intertwined piles of corpses were soldiers of the Song Dynasty and soldiers of the Jin Dynasty. Some were hacked to death, and some were thrown to death. The corpses were covered with blood that had been leached and then frozen. If you step on it, you can even

With a little rustling feeling.

Wu Xiaomin, whose face was as gloomy as water, strode in front, followed behind by the Minister of Civil Affairs of the Song Dynasty, who also knew the Privy Council, but Li Cheng felt that his legs were trembling slightly, and it seemed that every step would bring him closer to death.

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Especially when Li Chen saw Jin Bing glaring at him on the roadside, Li Chen was completely frightened and knelt on the ground before he even reached the tent. Even the things Zhao Huan had just ordered and the words he had planned in advance

I completely forgot about it——

It was already quite difficult to rush to Xuanzemen in a hurry to attend today's morning court, but when I arrived at the city, I got the order from the Hunjun to appoint me as an envoy to Jin Kingdom's father's camp.

That's the father of the Kingdom of Jin! The father of the Kingdom of Jin sent people to the city to negotiate peace. Not only did the foolish king not receive the envoys of the father of the Jin Kingdom, he didn't even prepare gifts of gold and silver, and he didn't even let the envoys of the father of the Jin Kingdom drink hot water.

One bite!

Wanyan Zongwang looked at Li Chong, who was kneeling over and kowtowing repeatedly. His face, which was as dark as the bottom of a pot just now, suddenly became a little better. He even ordered his soldiers to help Li Chong up.

If all the ministers of the Song Dynasty were like Li Chen in front of me...

After being helped up by Wanyan Zongwang's soldiers, he saw that Wanyan Zongwang's face looked better. Only then did Li Chao remember why he came: "My ministers, by... my lord's order, come here to meet with the general.

Negotiate…negotiate peace.”

Wanyan Zongwang hummed, but Pharmacist Guo, who was standing next to Wanyan Zongwang, shouted loudly: "What kind of peace are we talking about! If we really wanted to negotiate a peace sincerely, the leader of your country should have sent cattle and sheep to work for the army, why did you only send you alone?"

Come!"

Wu Xiaomin also responded at the right time: "In my opinion, I'm afraid that the young emperor of the Song Dynasty has no sincerity in negotiating peace. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Xiaguan spend a long time drinking in the wind under the city?"

Wanyan Zongwang's face turned cold, and he remembered Zhao Huan's scolding on the city wall last night. He couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and shouted: "Since you don't want to negotiate peace, then go back and let your little emperor gather his troops to fight!

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"Second Prince, please calm down! Our Lord really wants to negotiate peace, otherwise why would he send his subordinates here?"

Li Chao immediately knelt down again with a plop. He first begged Wanyan Zongwang. Seeing that Wanyan Zongwang was unmoved, he turned to Medicine Master Guo and shouted: "Taifu Guo, please forgive me! I only ask that Taifu Guo will remember the past friendship and stand up for me."

A few kind words in front of the Second Prince!"

Pharmacist Guo suddenly changed his expression: "What the hell, Mr. Guo! In the past, I didn't know what was going on. I was deceived by you, Zhao Song, so I succumbed to being a thief. Now I've long since changed my mind!"

Turning around and arching his hands towards the north, Medical Master Guo continued: "I was not abandoned by the Holy Spirit, so I was appointed to stay in Yanjing, the Kingdom of Jin. I was also given the surname Wanyan. With such a grace from God, I should be loyal to Jin, which is not unusual.

Your official position in Zhao Song!"

Li Chen's face turned pale, he raised his head and looked at Guo Yaoshi stupidly——

When Emperor Huizong asked Guo Yaoshi to hunt down Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom, Guo Yaoshi looked like weeping like rain, saying that even if he surrendered, he would still miss his old master.

"Tian Zuo, I am my old master. When the country was destroyed and I ran away, I surrendered. Your Majesty's envoys have completed their orders and did not dare to resign. If they betray the old master, it will not be the reason for your Majesty's service. I am willing to pay others."

At first, his performance won Huizong's praise, and he was given two golden basins and a royal beaded robe, and was appointed as the imperial tutor. Now he surrendered to the Jin people again, but he showed this face again!

Wanyan Zongwang was deeply satisfied with Yaoshi Guo's performance. After nodding slightly, he asked his soldiers to help Li Chu, who was lying on the ground, and said: "If your emperor sincerely negotiates for peace, it will not be difficult. All he has to do is agree to this.

If we meet the conditions, this prince can withdraw his troops, and the two families of Song and Jin can also establish a permanent alliance."

When Li Chao saw that Wanyan Zongwang was willing to negotiate for peace and withdraw his troops, he felt greatly at ease. He bowed and bowed, saying, "I would like to express my gratitude to the second prince on behalf of my lord."

Wanyan Zongwang nodded, and after pondering for a while, he continued: "However, in this southern expedition to your country, your emperor broke the treaty first, and your new emperor resisted the army. Is this condition...

First, I, Da Jin, have mobilized his troops to go south and have wasted a lot, so I want your emperor to compensate my Da Jin with five million taels of gold, fifty million taels of silver, ten thousand cattle and horses, and one million pieces of silk and satin."

Li Chen felt more at ease.

It's easy to get money. Although the sums of five million taels of gold and fifty million taels of silver are astonishingly large, the price has always been high since ancient times, and the money must be paid back on the ground. If it doesn't work, you can just scrounge and plunder it, but it doesn't mean anything.

"Secondly, when your new emperor ascends the throne, he should respect me, Emperor Dajin, as his uncle. From now on, Song and I, Dajin, will be the country of uncle and nephew. Dajin will be my uncle, and you, Emperor Song, will be my nephew."

This is not difficult. Anyway, there have been kingdoms of brothers and kingdoms of uncles and nephews before. Now, as long as Wanyan Zongwang can be made to withdraw his troops, even the kingdom of grandfathers and grandsons may not be out of the question.

"Third, cede the three towns of Hejian, Zhongshan and Taiyuan to me and give me a lot of money."

This... is not impossible to consider. Even if the Hunjun doesn't want to cede the land, now that the Jin Kingdom's father has arrived at the city, it's probably not up to him whether to cede the land?

The most urgent task is to listen to Jin Guo's father's conditions first and then return to Bianjing City alive.

"Fourth, send it to the prime minister and the prince as a pledge."

Wanyan Zongwang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "How about just these four?"

"I would like to thank the second prince on behalf of my lord."

Li Chen thought carefully and replied: "The Emperor of the Jin Kingdom is older than the emperor of our country. Nowadays, the officials respect the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom as their uncle. This is the proper intention. We, the Song Dynasty, are naturally also our nephews."

It’s just that I really can’t agree to the other three items immediately, and I hope that the Second Prince will forgive me.”

Wanyan Zongwang's face turned dark at a speed visible to the naked eye. He looked at Li Chen coldly before saying, "If you can't make the decision, then why did the little emperor of the Song Dynasty send you here? Could it be that you are here to entertain me?"

Li Chao plopped and knelt down again!

"Don't dare! Don't dare!"

After kowtowing to Wanyan Zongwang several times, Li Chao tentatively stood up and begged: "The amount of five million taels of gold and fifty million taels of silver is really too huge. Even if I use all the strength of the Song Dynasty, I'm afraid it won't be enough."

Is it also difficult to gather together?

What's more, ceding the three towns of Hejian, Zhongshan, and Taiyuan, and sending the prime minister and the king as pledges are beyond the control of my subordinates. This matter must be approved by the officials. I hope the second prince will learn from it!"

Wanyan Zongwang stroked his beard quite proudly.

So what if the little emperor is prepared?

Weren't you still arrogant last night? Why did you send someone to negotiate peace this morning?

A soft egg is a soft egg!
Chapter completed!