Cai You left, and Zhao Ji paced back and forth in the study with his hands in his hands, he was thinking about whether it was feasible for Jin Guo to support his reset, and whether reaching some kind of land cession agreement with Jin Guo would leave a stain on his body.

But in a practical sense, it is not impossible to reach an agreement to cede the three towns, when Jin Bing went south for the first time, he and Jin Bing reached an agreement to cede Zhending Mansion, which did not cause much controversy at that time, and now add Taiyuan and Hejian two towns, if Hedong and Hebei return because of this, then they still have more merit than fault.

The most critical point is that now Hebei and Hedong are in the hands of the Jin people, and the three towns in the north have actually been taken away by the Jin soldiers, and he ceding the three towns is just acknowledging this reality.

The secret envoy of the Jin State is Xiao Zhonggong, he is actually a special envoy sent by Wan Yan Xianye, but because Wan Yan Xianye's plan was supported by Wan Yan Sheng, the emperor of the Jin State, Xiao Zhonggong came to visit Zhao Ji secretly as a special envoy of the Jin State.

Xiao Zhonggong was born in the Khitan aristocracy, with a thin appearance, very bookish, extremely gentle and elegant, he came forward, first of all, his temperament and image were very easy to be recognized by the officials of the Song Dynasty, and the plan he threw out was more likely to succeed in the end.

Half an hour later, Xiao Zhonggong followed Cai You into the palace, and Cai You whispered to Xiao Zhonggong: "As long as Mr. Xiao shows sincerity, Your Majesty's willingness to cooperate with your country is very high!" ”

Three thousand taels of yellow and clear gold was not given for free, Cai You had already stated to Xiao Zhonggong that he would do his best to promote this cooperation.

Xiao Zhonggong smiled slightly, "What does Cai Xianggong mean by sincerity?" ”

"A concrete and feasible plan is the key to convincing the officials."

After all, Cai You has been a minister, although his position in history is more of a minister, but he also has considerable ability, but his ability is not manifested in governing the country, but in the speculation of the upper position, he can be called a master, he knows very well where the key to convincing Zhao Ji is? Zhao Ji was extremely eager to reset, but there was a mess in front of him, and he couldn't find an effective way to reset, so he had to pin his hopes on the unreliable Li Yanqing.

If Jin Guo can come up with an effective plan, coupled with his own persuasion, then the possibility of cooperation between the two sides is great.

Xiao Zhonggong smiled and nodded, this is his demeanor, the smile on his face will not disappear at any time, even when he pulls out a knife and stabs the other party.

Soon, they came to the door of Zhao Ji's study, the two waited in front of the door, a eunuch went in to report Zhao Ji, and after a while, the eunuch walked out of the door and smiled: "Your Majesty is invited!" ”

Xiao Zhonggong followed Cai You into the study, only to see a middle-aged man standing on the seat, although he was wearing ordinary Zen clothes, but the kind of bearing that reigned over the world was something that ordinary people could not learn, Xiao Zhonggong hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down respectfully and bowed, "Weichen Xiao Zhonggong greets His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

He is a Khitan nobleman and an important minister of the Jin State, so he doesn't need to kneel down to make a big salute, let alone call himself a micro-minister, but he gave Zhao Ji enough face, as for calling the emperor, it is because he came on behalf of the Jin State, and the etiquette on the official face should be sufficient.

Zhao Ji saw that Xiao Zhong was extraordinary, gentle and elegant, and his good impression was suddenly born, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him, "Mr. Xiao is exempt, please take a seat!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Zhonggong sat down cross-legged on the side, and Cai You sat down directly on the seat diagonally opposite him, there is a small detail in this, his sitting was not agreed by Zhao Ji, Xiao Zhonggong knew that this was Cai You deliberately showing himself the relationship between him and Zhao Ji, Xiao Zhonggong couldn't help but feel a burst of contempt in his heart, and it was really a minister.

With a faint smile on his face, Xiao Zhonggong took out a golden wolf head order and put it on a small plate on the table, "This is a token given to me by the Son of Heaven of the Jin Kingdom, which can prove my identity as the envoy of the Jin Kingdom." ”

Zhao Ji glanced at the Golden Wolf Head Order, and said to Xiao Zhonggong: "I heard Cai Xianggong say that the main purpose of Mr. Xiao's envoy to Jiangning this time is to express the Jin State's support for my reinstatement, I don't understand a little, why does the Jin State care so much about the internal affairs of the Song Dynasty?" ”

"Without him, for the benefit of the ear!" Xiao Zhonggong smiled slightly.

Zhao Ji suddenly realized that it should be that the current Song and Jin negotiations are unfavorable, and Jin Guo wants to get greater benefits from himself, but he is ..... Jin Guo believes in himself like this?

Zhao Ji had already figured it out before, he could agree to Jin Guo's conditions, but Jin Guo must also come up with a specific plan to reset himself, and the feasibility should be high, so that he can cooperate with Jin Guo, otherwise, he still don't have the reputation of fornicating with Jin Guo.

Zhao Ji pondered for a long time and then said slowly: "Before agreeing to cooperate with your country, I hope that your country can come up with a practical plan for me to be reinstated, which is the premise of cooperation, and we will continue to talk after coming up with a plan." ”

Cai You smiled smugly at Xiao Zhonggong, as if to say, 'I'm right! ’

Xiao Zhonggong bowed slightly, and said to Zhao Ji with a sincere face: "In mid-April, our Jin Kingdom Son of Heaven will go south, and will invite your Son of Heaven to hunt on the south bank of the Yellow River, which is related to the belonging of Hebei, I believe that your Son of Heaven will definitely come to meet, at this time, His Majesty the Emperor can launch a palace coup in the palace, and the Kingdom of Jin promises that he will recognize His Majesty's reinstatement as soon as possible, and at the same time prevent your Son of Heaven from returning to Beijing." ”

I have to say that this is a bad idea, since the Jin State can detain the Great Song Emperor, what benefits can not be obtained? It's one thing for Zhao Huan to refuse to go to this Hongmen banquet.

But Xiao Zhonggong is not worried, people's desire for wealth and power often clouds reason, the former is Cai You, and the latter is Zhao Ji.

........

Xiao Zhonggong said goodbye and left, only Cai You and Zhao Ji were left in the room, Zhao Ji took a few steps with his hands in his hand, and asked Cai You: "Do you think Jin Guo's plan is feasible?" ”

"Your Majesty, in Weichen's opinion, this meeting is related to the belonging of Hebei, Zhao Huan does not dare not go, maybe he will politely refuse the arrangement of the Jin Kingdom to hunt, just to meet with the Lord of the Jin Kingdom, but no matter what, he will definitely go, Xiao Zhonggong is right, as long as Zhao Huan leaves Beijing, Your Majesty's opportunity will come."

Zhao Ji pondered for a long time and said to himself: "In mid-April, time is running out. ”

"Your Majesty, the weather is getting warmer, and the time is ripe for us to return to Beijing."

Zhao Ji's eyes became sharp, "I won't go back, he still thinks he is really the lord of Tokyo!" ”

........

Gao Yu led the 30,000 Tianlong forbidden army stationed in Jiangning County outside the north of the city twenty miles, not far from the Yangtze River, the military camp occupies a large area, because here is a little far away from the county seat, the soldiers' life is quite inconvenient, but there is a demand for business opportunities, soon there are businessmen with a keen sense of smell found the business opportunity, the open space opposite the military camp in just one month appeared more than a dozen simple shops built with big wood, there are taverns, brothels, betting, inns and grocery stores and so on.

Among the three taverns, the largest one is called 'No Drunk No Return Restaurant', the wine is quite good, the business is also very hot, the Tianlong Forbidden Army is the highest treatment in the Great Song Army, the best welfare of a team, the soldiers' pockets are also very rich, and now in the non-war stage, the management of the soldiers is also relatively lax, so the restaurant is full of soldiers who come to drink every day.

In the afternoon of this day, a sturdy soldier walked into the restaurant of no drunkenness, at this time it was not yet time to eat, there were not many guests in the restaurant, several bartenders were taking a nap, even the shopkeeper was sitting behind the counter dozing, the soldier knocked on the counter, the shopkeeper raised his head suddenly, "I want to drink ...... now"

Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, a bronze medal appeared in the soldier's hand, and the shopkeeper's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly pushed open the small door next to him, "Go this way!" ”

The soldier flashed and followed the shopkeeper through the small door.

In a small warehouse where tables, chairs, and miscellaneous items were temporarily stored, the two sat down across from each other.

"Is Mr. Xiao leaving?" The shopkeeper asked in a low voice.

As soon as this sentence came out, his true identity was revealed, the spy of the Jin State, but the restaurant was originally a spy of the Liao State, the Liao State and the Song Dynasty fought for more than a hundred years, and the Song Dynasty had already penetrated into the Song Dynasty, and even the foreign trade seaports such as Quanzhou and Guangzhou also had their spies, and the Liao State took advantage of the large number of Han people in the Yanjing Mansion area to send a large number of spies to various cities in the Song Dynasty, and it was inevitable that such an important town in the south of the Yangtze River would be like Jiangning Mansion.

After the fall of the Liao State, the Jin State incorporated most of the fine works that the original Liao State had placed in the Song Dynasty, so that they continued to serve the Jin State, and the restaurant also turned to the Jin State to be loyal to the Jin State.

"Mr. Xiao leaves tomorrow, and before he leaves, he asked me to confirm a few things, first, is there a problem with the pigeon letter?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly shook his head, "No problem, we also received a pigeon letter from the Daimyo's Mansion yesterday." ”

"That's right, the second is that Mr. Xiao ordered you to closely monitor the army, once the Tianlong forbidden army goes north, you must immediately send a pigeon letter to the Daimyo's Mansion, at least three copies, just in case, this matter is extremely important, you have to remember!"

The shopkeeper nodded, "I know, there will be no problem." ”

"The third is that you'd better follow the Heavenly Dragon Forbidden Army north along the way, and think of a way to follow them, so that you can notify the Daimyo's Mansion from time to time."

"This is okay, as far as I know, the brothel will follow the army to the north and do their business at any time, and we can also keep up with the army's business."

"You decide for yourself, just these three points, especially the second point, don't be negligent."

After the sergeant finished speaking, he got up and walked through the back door, and the shopkeeper thought for a long time, and also got up and walked to the backyard, where there were more than a dozen carrier pigeons.