Su Jin thought for a while and said: "If you can't bear it, you have to carry it, the court trusts me so much, I can only bite the bullet." ”

Han Qi pondered: "To prepare for the worst, from now on, I will order people to demolish all the bridges on the Longshui River and fortify them along the riverbank, even if Weizhou is not guaranteed, we must defend the Longshui line and wait for the arrival of Fan Shuai's army to counterattack in one fell swoop." ”

Su Jin shook his head and said: "Han Shuai, I have already made it very clear, if Weizhou is not guaranteed, at least more than half of his 100,000 army will be consumed, and at that time, the western thieves may have only one way to retreat; What worries me is what will happen to the people after the city is broken? There are nearly 100,000 people in the city, whether they are killed or plundered, it is the loss of my Great Song Dynasty, I want to dismiss the people from the states first, and the original state Jingzhou can settle a part, but the number is too large, and most of them may have to ask Han Shuai for help. ”

Han Qi nodded and said: "It's okay, dismiss the people first, you can go all out to meet the enemy without worries, and the states of Qinfeng Road can settle at least fifty or sixty thousand people, this matter is on me, you issue an official document to order the people to evacuate to Qinfeng Road, and I will accept them all." ”

Su Jin bowed to thank Han Qi for a long time, Fan Zhongyan still felt very uneasy, he hesitated again and again and finally said: "Lord Su, in fact, on the way here, Han Shuai and I discussed how to defend the city, and Han Shuai is willing to come to assist Lord Su in guarding Weizhou, I don't know what you think?" ”

Su Jin looked at Fan Zhongyan and said, "Lord Fan still doesn't believe in my ability Su Jin, in fact, I also want to let Han Shuai or Fan Shuai help me defend the city, but then what has happened to me?" The holy decree has just been appointed, and the Emperor Jingyuan Lu has handed it over to me, if I can only keep it by the strength of others, then why should I do this official? Didn't you tell the world that Su Jin was incompetent? ”

Fan Zhongyan knew that he was embarrassed, if he was his own, someone from the enemy suggested inviting others to defend the city, and he would definitely not be happy in his heart, if it weren't for the safety of Jingyuan Road, Fan Zhongyan would never say such a thing.

Now Su Jin's reaction is really fierce, Fan Zhongyan stopped talking and didn't persuade him, but smiled and said: "Lord Su doesn't have to mind the words of old age, I also mean that I am afraid that Lord Su doesn't know much about the West Thief when he first came to the northwest, and has a better chance of winning with Han Shuai's help, and he has no intention of despising Lord Su; Master Su is like an old man and a fart, and you can turn a deaf ear. ”

Su Jin said: "I will accept the kindness, but I can't agree, I hope the two adults understand, and the two adults don't think that I don't care about the safety of Weizhou for the sake of face, in fact, I still have confidence in this battle." ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "It's good to have confidence, the old man is too talkative, you can have other requirements, you can discuss them together, and if there are difficulties, it is better to solve them as soon as possible, so as not to rush the matter." ”

Su Jin thought for a while and said: "I want to ask the two adults to give me some supplies, the materials in the city are slightly insufficient, I need blades, bows, arrows, armor, food, and it is best to give me some fire oil or something, these can play a big role when defending the city." ”

Han Qi said: "Okay, tomorrow I will order someone to send 300,000 arrows, I don't have many bows, but I can also send 3,000 arrows, I also have a lot of grain and grass in Qinzhou, since I sent 15,000 soldiers to participate in the war, I naturally have to bring more grain and grass." ”

Su Jin thanked him again and again, what he was most worried about was the lack of materials in the city, he was tossed by Li Zhihe and them, and now there is a shortage of food, weapons, bows and arrows, I don't know if Li Zhihe took these materials and exchanged them for money or if he was already lacking.

Fan Zhongyan also said: "After I go back, I will also order someone to escort a batch of supplies to come, the soldiers can't come, the materials must be guaranteed, this time it's up to you." ”

Su Jin thanked him again, and put more than half of his heart in his heart, according to the fortified city, although 35,000 to 100,000 was at a disadvantage, even if he fought to the death, he must not let the Western Xia army curry favor; After running out of soldiers and horses at hand, at least more than half of the opponent's men and horses will be gnawed, so that the Western Xia army will not have the strength to drive straight ahead, and if it can do this, it is also worth losing Weizhou from a strategic point of view.

The three of them studied some more details, and when the scorching heat of the sun was a little lighter, Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan said goodbye and left. Su Jin sent the two back to the mansion, and followed the returning dynasty to hand over two letters, one was Yan Shu's letter, and the other was Yan Biyun's letter, Su Jin hurriedly returned to the inner hall to open the letter and read.

Yan Shu's letter was very pleased that Su Jin had repeatedly performed miraculous feats as soon as he came to the northwest, and at the same time he also said the process of winning the position of Su Jin's envoy, as Su Jin expected, Du Yan and others really prevented Zhao Zhen from appointing himself as the pacification and recruitment envoy of Jingyuan Road on the grounds of lack of qualifications, but to Su Jin's surprise, his method of saving the country on behalf of the envoy was not proposed by Yan Shu, and the person who proposed it was Ouyang Xiu.

Su Jin smiled secretly, Ouyang Xiu was cunning, and sure enough, as soon as he made a move, he taught Du Yan and the others that they could not object, and the position of acting as a road envoy was not really appointed, and Jingyuan Road was a border area that could not be vacant, and the candidates proposed by Du Yan and others were vetoed by Zhao Zhen, and finally had to agree to be temporarily appointed by Su Jin, and the two governments slowly discussed the right candidate, and replaced it when there was a suitable candidate.

Su Jin understood what Ouyang Xiu meant, as long as he didn't make a mistake, even if it was useless, the acting envoy would eventually turn into a formal one, and after a long time, it would be impossible to talk about what qualifications were still shallow, as long as Zhao Zhen vetoed a few more candidates, the two governments had to admit this fact.

Su Jin read Yan Shu's letter and lit the fire to burn the letterhead, stretched out his hand to pick up Yan Biyun's letter on the case, and only a few words were written on the boxy letterhead: Lord Fujun personally opened. Su Jin's heart warmed, he picked up the envelope and sniffed it lightly under his nose, a light fragrance penetrated his nose, it was the taste of the spices that Yan Biyun used on weekdays, Su Jin took out the white silk inside and slowly unfolded it, and read it slowly.

"Su Jin, my husband, seeing that the letter is fine, Concubine Biyun has asked her husband to say goodbye,...... Recently, the dynasty returned, bringing a letter from her husband and the news of Weizhou, the whole family was jubilant, and the concubine couldn't help but be happy; Reading the words in the letter, it was like standing in front of you, and you couldn't help but wet your cheeks with tears. ”

"I think you and I have known each other for more than a year, since the day we met, it seems that now there are only two times when we are thousands of miles apart, one is that Lang Jun misunderstood the concubine's thin body and cut the love thread, and then it is now thousands of miles away from the mountains; The concubine is not a hypocritical person, and if she has something to say, she should be blunt, although she has been separated for half a month, the concubine has become lovesick, and every time she dreams back at midnight, she dreams that Lang Jun returns, and her liver and intestines are broken after waking up. ”

Su Jin sighed and continued to read.

"The concubine knows that her husband went to the bitter cold land in the northwest for the sake of the Su family, a good man has established a career for the family from all over the world, and the concubine's intention is not to drag you back, but to show her true feelings, and the concubine will never reveal it in front of people; Rou Niang, Huan Niang Xian'er and others are also thinking about it tightly, but they don't show it in front of the slave family, they are all good women who know etiquette and etiquette to the fullest, how fortunate the husband is. ”

"The concubine doesn't know what the situation is in the northwest, the dynasty only said that everything is going well, and the rest is not a word, but the slave family knows that it must not be what he said, the dynasty returned to Beijing this time to escort several prisoners, the slave family inquired privately and learned that it was the Weizhou officials who were taken into Beijing, and it must have been done by the husband, and the concubine was naturally inconvenient to ask more about military affairs, but only reminded my husband to be careful and not to be reckless, that is, not to make a noise for the concubine and others, but also for the sake of the mother-in-law, but also for the sake of the child in my womb, now you are a father, When acting, it is natural to think twice and be cautious first, so that everyone in the family should also take care of themselves. ”

Su Jin seemed to see Yan Biyun standing in front of him, gently poking his forehead to teach himself, and a strange sense of happiness appeared in his heart, and there was no doubt that it was a happiness to be cared for.

"Speaking of children, there are still four months before the delivery period, Doctor Meng said that in November, when the labor period was imminent, the husband should not forget to return on a good day, whether it is a man or a woman, it is always the eldest daughter of the Su family, the mother-in-law wants the slave family to take the words, if you miss it, the big crutch will be thrown out of the Su family and will not let you enter the door, this is the mother-in-law's words, but not the slave family, the husband wants to blame me."

The corners of Su Jin's mouth rose, and he continued to look at it with a smile: "The child's nickname and mother-in-law have already given a few, but the tuba can only be taken by his father, you can come up with a loud name in your spare time, his father's name is the meaning of splendid mountains and rivers, containing the connotation of glory and prosperity in clothes, and the child's cannot be worse than his father, and the husband must not forget." ”

Su Jin was stunned for a moment, it turned out that he was going to be a father, but he was a little unaccustomed to it.

"The Northwest specialties brought back by the Fujuntuo Dynasty have been received, and the business at home is as usual, after you leave, Rou Niang Huanniang helps the slave family a lot, their sisters are good at doing business, Luzhou Zhang shopkeeper also sent a letter, everything is good in Luzhou, husband don't worry; When you go out, you must take care of yourself, and you must also take care of the people around you, Miss Xia is a delicate person, her husband must not speak ill of her, she is also a person with a hard life. ”

"There is a lot of verbosity, the slave family is not a person of much talk, and now it has become nagging, the husband must have been tired of reading, the husband is busy with government affairs, and he should cherish it more, if he misses his family, he can write a letter back every month, and he will also reply to the family every month to inform the family of the situation; The concubine will wish her husband peace under the moon every night when there is moonlight from today, and the husband's words are good: I wish people a long time, thousands of miles together, will the husband also be like a slave family, a round of bright moon, a thousand miles of lovesickness? Concubine Biyun is blessed again, and I wish her husband all the best. ”

Su Jin was silent, only felt that his heart was related, he felt that his face was a little moist, he reached out and touched it, but I don't know when tears fell from the corners of his eyes.